Re: Two boot drives

From: M$ (M$_at_xyz.com)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:35:15 -0700

As you say:

"> "You may install, use, access, display and run one copy
> of the Software on a single computer....""

Installing the same OS on one single PC over and over again still falls
within the spirit of the copyright law given that only one instance of the
OS can be running/used at any one time. I have done it with a XP OEM (from
Dell) and it works and it does not even ask for a CD key and is activated by
default.

I don't claim to know everything about the letter of the copyright law, but
I cannot see how this will infringe on MS copyright in any way. More over, I
don't think that any court would ever convict any one given that the user is
not cheating MS out of a license. Do you work for MS? I know that MS is good
in promoting this kind of fear, but I just don't see it having any legal
basis. Maybe MS should learn to live within the legal boundaries itself
first, and then, maybe, it can point fingers at others. The bottom line is
that having a legally licensed copy of the OS on one single PC is what
really matters! After all, for all practical purposes it is just one
instance of the OS running at any one time. It requires a reboot to switch
OS which ensures that a single OS license cannot be used multiple instances
concurrently. This is very different from making/installing the same OS
license on more then one PC, which then allows you to run multiple instances
of the same OS concurrently and having the benefit of multiple PCs/OSs
running concurrently which does run against the letter & spirit of the
copyright law!

Now, why would some one do multiple installs of an OS in the first place?
The reason I tried it is because XP requires games to run with administrator
privileges and they have a nasty tendency to corrupt the OS, on occasion,
and keeping my kids from doing nasty things to the OS. This way I can keep
my apps & internet access separate from games - it does require a reboot to
switch though. The only part I'm still working on is the permissions so that
I can limit cross partition access to prevent the OS on the current portions
from accessing the partition of the other boot partitions.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <mrxp2004@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:O3WjAMTLEHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> You need an individual license in order to install and activate Windows XP
> on two different drives installed in the same computer, even though you
will
> be using one drive at any one time.
>
> On the back of the Windows XP box, please read the statement
> "For installation and use on one computer"
> (see License Agreement for license terms).
>
> To access the License Agreement on your XP computer, go to:
>
> Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter.
>
> Then click on "End-User License Agreement".
>
> You can also open XP's "Help and Support" and type: EULA
> and hit enter. Click on "Questions and answers about the EULA".
>
> The End-User License Agreement states quite clearly:
>
> "You may install, use, access, display and run one copy
> of the Software on a single computer...."
>
> You can install one (1) copy of Windows XP on one (1) computer.
> Additional installations requires additional licenses (Product Keys)
> for each installation on a different computer.
>
> HOW TO: Change the Product Key at the Time of Activation
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810892&Product=winxp
>
> Additional Licenses for Windows XP Home Edition
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/addlic.asp
>
> Additional Licenses for Windows XP Professional
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
> Be Smart! Protect your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
> "Monkey" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
> news:578d01c42d30$a20d0960$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>
> |I have XP Pro on a system that I use for ONLY video and
> | audio production. It is imperative that I have a
> | dedicated hard drive for the video work, so I have bought
> | another drive and a "mobile" rack so I can use two
> | separate boot drives. Can I legally do this in XP-Pro?
> | After all, it is used on ONLY one computer, and never will
> | both drives be in use. I need to load XP-Pro onto the new
> | drive, but I want to be sure I can use the same ID # on
> | two drives and still get updates, etc.

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