Re: Useing one product key on two computers
- From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:10:05 -0700
On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 09:04:00 -0700, Juki
<Juki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I just bought a fresh copy of Windows XP Prof. Can I install and register the
CD with the same product key on my laptop and stationary computer at home?
Or is this only for one computer?
No. 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.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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