Re: License for home use
- From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:24:49 -0700
Treggeee wrote:
Hi I've heard that if I bought 1 copy of XP Pro that I could install
it on 5 HOME pcs? Is this correct?
No, you heard wrong.
The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (or one license) for each computer.
There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's been in
effect on every version of Windows starting with Windows 3.1. The only thing
new with XP is that there's now an enforcement mechanism.
If yours is a retail version, not an OEM one, you can buy extra licenses
(see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp). But it's
not generally a good deal. The problem is that Microsoft sells additional
licenses at only a small savings over the list price. You're almost
certainly better off just buying a complete second copy from a discount
source.
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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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