I am going to by a new pc for my family this christmas and i was wanted to
know;
since i have just bought myself a computer in may, along with a brand new
shiney copy of windows xp, do i have to spend ANOTHER £180ish on a copy or
can i use my existing copy?

Yes, you must purchase a second license for Windows XP if
you wish to install Windows XP on a second computer.

You are only permitted to install one (1) copy of Windows XP
on one (1) computer using the Product Key (license). Additional
installations on a different PC require their own unique Product Key.

Please read your End-User License Agreement by going
to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter. Then
click on "End-User License Agreement".

If you already have a retail copy of Windows XP, you can obtain
additional licenses for another computer or laptop by visiting the
following Microsoft Web site:
http://shop.microsoft.com/special/wal/walinfo.asp

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"blando00" wrote:

| I am going to by a new pc for my family this christmas and i was wanted to
| know;
| since i have just bought myself a computer in may, along with a brand new
| shiney copy of windows xp, do i have to spend ANOTHER £180ish on a copy or
| can i use my existing copy?

Each computer must have it's very own licenced copy of Windows operating
system.

blando00 wrote:

> I am going to by a new pc for my family this christmas and i was wanted to
> know;
> since i have just bought myself a computer in may, along with a brand new
> shiney copy of windows xp, do i have to spend ANOTHER £180ish on a copy or
> can i use my existing copy?

"blando00" <blando00@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B01EAD18-F4BC-4CA8-88CC-A3C9BF183E72@microsoft.com...
> I am going to by a new pc for my family this christmas and i was wanted to
> know;
> since i have just bought myself a computer in may, along with a brand new
> shiney copy of windows xp, do i have to spend ANOTHER £180ish on a copy or
> can i use my existing copy?

You can use it on the new computer.... if you remove it from your computer.
(See the license conditions).

blando00 wrote:

> I am going to by a new pc for my family this christmas and i was
> wanted to know;
> since i have just bought myself a computer in may, along with a brand
> new shiney copy of windows xp, do i have to spend ANOTHER £180ish on
> a copy or can i use my existing copy?


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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=?Utf-8?B?YmxhbmRvMDA=?= wrote:
>
> I am going to by a new pc for my family this christmas and i was wanted to
> know;
> since i have just bought myself a computer in may, along with a brand new
> shiney copy of windows xp, do i have to spend ANOTHER £180ish on a copy or
> can i use my existing copy?

Pickup an upgrade XP2 CD. Costs less.





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The would be fine IF he purchased it WITH an operating system that
qualified for the upgrade! Sort of pointless!

Plato wrote:
> =?Utf-8?B?YmxhbmRvMDA=?= wrote:
>
>>I am going to by a new pc for my family this christmas and i was wanted to
>>know;
>>since i have just bought myself a computer in may, along with a brand new
>>shiney copy of windows xp, do i have to spend ANOTHER £180ish on a copy or
>>can i use my existing copy?
>
>
> Pickup an upgrade XP2 CD. Costs less.
>
>
>
>
>

Bob I wrote:
>
> The would be fine IF he purchased it WITH an operating system that
> qualified for the upgrade! Sort of pointless!

Most folks have an old win98cd around. If not, use your neighbors to
qualify.

> >>I am going to by a new pc for my family this christmas and i was wanted to
> >>know;
> >>since i have just bought myself a computer in may, along with a brand new
> >>shiney copy of windows xp, do i have to spend ANOTHER £180ish on a copy or
> >>can i use my existing copy?
> >
> >
> > Pickup an upgrade XP2 CD. Costs less.

Plato wrote:
> Bob I wrote:
>
>>The would be fine IF he purchased it WITH an operating system that
>>qualified for the upgrade! Sort of pointless!
>
>
> Most folks have an old win98cd around. If not, use your neighbors to
> qualify.

With that work with an upgrade Win Me? IOW, could one use the upgrade Me
to clean install Me, using a Win98 cd to qualify?

Alias

Alias wrote:
>
> > Most folks have an old win98cd around. If not, use your neighbors to
> > qualify.
>
> With that work with an upgrade Win Me? IOW, could one use the upgrade Me
> to clean install Me, using a Win98 cd to qualify?

Honestly, I dont know if the upgrade cds for older win9Xs work as a
qualifying product. I have no problem using the "full" versions.

In news:u54BPLk6FHA.2608@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
Alias <aka@[notme]maskedandanonymous.org> replied with a ;-)
> Plato wrote:
>> Bob I wrote:
>>
>>> The would be fine IF he purchased it WITH an operating system that
>>> qualified for the upgrade! Sort of pointless!
>>
>>
>> Most folks have an old win98cd around. If not, use your neighbors to
>> qualify.
>
> With that work with an upgrade Win Me? IOW, could one use the upgrade
> Me to clean install Me, using a Win98 cd to qualify?
>
> Alias

Yes, any version of Windows 9X will work as a qualifier for a upgrade Me CD
clean install. Is that what you meant?
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"blando00" <blando00@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B01EAD18-F4BC-4CA8-88CC-A3C9BF183E72@microsoft.com...
> I am going to by a new pc for my family this christmas and i was wanted to
> know; since i have just bought myself a computer in may, along with a
brand
> new shiney copy of windows xp, do i have to spend ANOTHER £180ish
> on a copy or can i use my existing copy?

Just a few messages back, someone asked a similar question and I loved
the answer. It went something like this: *Legally*, you are supposed to
buy a second copy (here in the States, anyway.) However, *legally*
(again, here in the States), it is illegal to remove the tag from your
mattress
and pillows. However, in the past, I've done both - used one copy of a
purchased OS on more than one computer and removed the tags from
my pillows and mattress. I've not lost sleep over either . . .

Michael Stevens wrote:

> In news:u54BPLk6FHA.2608@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
> Alias <aka@[notme]maskedandanonymous.org> replied with a ;-)
>
>>Plato wrote:
>>
>>>Bob I wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>The would be fine IF he purchased it WITH an operating system that
>>>>qualified for the upgrade! Sort of pointless!
>>>
>>>
>>>Most folks have an old win98cd around. If not, use your neighbors to
>>>qualify.
>>
>>With that work with an upgrade Win Me? IOW, could one use the upgrade
>>Me to clean install Me, using a Win98 cd to qualify?
>>
>>Alias
>
>
> Yes, any version of Windows 9X will work as a qualifier for a upgrade Me CD
> clean install. Is that what you meant?

Yes, thanks.

Alias

In news:uAbTTVl6FHA.2608@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
Hotmail Mike <mmorse757@hotmail.com> replied with a ;-)
> "blando00" <blando00@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B01EAD18-F4BC-4CA8-88CC-A3C9BF183E72@microsoft.com...
>> I am going to by a new pc for my family this christmas and i was
>> wanted to know; since i have just bought myself a computer in may,
>> along with a brand new shiney copy of windows xp, do i have to spend
>> ANOTHER £180ish
>> on a copy or can i use my existing copy?
>
> Just a few messages back, someone asked a similar question and I loved
> the answer. It went something like this: *Legally*, you are
> supposed to buy a second copy (here in the States, anyway.) However,
> *legally* (again, here in the States), it is illegal to remove the
> tag from your mattress
> and pillows. However, in the past, I've done both - used one copy of
> a purchased OS on more than one computer and removed the tags from
> my pillows and mattress. I've not lost sleep over either . . .

It's illegal for the seller to remove the tags, not the consumer. So rest
well knowing you are not a bedding felon. LOL
You are guilty of breaking the EULA though. <G>
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blando00 wrote:
> I am going to by a new pc for my family this christmas and i was wanted to
> know;
> since i have just bought myself a computer in may, along with a brand new
> shiney copy of windows xp, do i have to spend ANOTHER £180ish on a copy or
> can i use my existing copy?



You need to purchase a separate WinXP license for each computer on
which you install it.

Just as it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating
systems, it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and U.S.
copyright law http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html), if not
technically) to purchase one WinXP license for each computer on which it
is installed. (Consult an attorney versed in copyright law to determine
final applicability in your locale.) The only way in which WinXP
licensing differs from that of earlier versions of Windows is that
Microsoft has finally added a copy protection and anti-theft mechanism,
Product Activation, to prevent (or at least make more difficult)
multiple installations using a single license.

One can buy additional licenses, assuming one already has a retail
license. Naturally, Microsoft cannot sell additional OEM licenses. Be
aware, however, that you'll probably pay more this way than you would if
you were to buy a second copy of WinXP from a discount retailer;
Microsoft will only offer you a 15% discount off their MSRP.

Additional Licenses for Windows XP Home Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...buy/addlic.asp

Additional Licenses for Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...buy/addlic.asp


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Hotmail Mike wrote:
> Just a few messages back, someone asked a similar question and I loved
> the answer. It went something like this: *Legally*, you are
> supposed to buy a second copy (here in the States, anyway.) However,
> *legally* (again, here in the States), it is illegal to remove the
> tag from your mattress
> and pillows. However, in the past, I've done both - used one copy of
> a purchased OS on more than one computer and removed the tags from
> my pillows and mattress. I've not lost sleep over either . . .

Actually - that old joke was always untrue. The end-consumer can remove the
tags - as stated on the tag itself.

UNDER PENALTY OF LAW - THIS TAG NOT TO BE REMOVED EXCEPT BY THE CONSUMER.

So, it's an assumption based on ignorance of the facts.

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"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ObIXPel6FHA.1020@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hotmail Mike wrote:
> > Just a few messages back, someone asked a similar question and I loved
> > the answer. It went something like this: *Legally*, you are
> > supposed to buy a second copy (here in the States, anyway.) However,
> > *legally* (again, here in the States), it is illegal to remove the
> > tag from your mattress
> > and pillows. However, in the past, I've done both - used one copy of
> > a purchased OS on more than one computer and removed the tags from
> > my pillows and mattress. I've not lost sleep over either . . .
>
> Actually - that old joke was always untrue. The end-consumer can remove
the
> tags - as stated on the tag itself.
>
> UNDER PENALTY OF LAW - THIS TAG NOT TO BE REMOVED EXCEPT BY THE CONSUMER.
>
> So, it's an assumption based on ignorance of the facts.

I am guilty as charged. Admittedly, I pay as about as much attention to an
EULA
as I do the tags on my mattress and pillows . . .

blando00 wrote:
> I am going to by a new pc for my family this christmas and i was wanted to
> know;
> since i have just bought myself a computer in may, along with a brand new
> shiney copy of windows xp, do i have to spend ANOTHER £180ish on a copyor
> can i use my existing copy?

I'm assuming from your post that this computer you're buying doesn't
come with an operating system already installed. If it does however
then there's no point in wondering if you should buy another copy of
Windows XP since you actually are buying another copy of Windows XP.
If the new computer doesn't already come with an operating system my
philosophy is this, I would never try to copy and sell software for
profit but what I do with it in my own home is nobody's business but
mine. If I had 3 computers I certainly wouldn't go out and buy 3
copies of the same program.

"If I had 3 automobiles I certainly wouldn't go out and buy 3
license plates....."


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"djs0302" wrote:

I'm assuming from your post that this computer you're buying doesn't
come with an operating system already installed. If it does however
then there's no point in wondering if you should buy another copy of
Windows XP since you actually are buying another copy of Windows XP.
If the new computer doesn't already come with an operating system my
philosophy is this, I would never try to copy and sell software for
profit but what I do with it in my own home is nobody's business but
mine. If I had 3 computers I certainly wouldn't go out and buy 3
copies of the same program.

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:

> "If I had 3 automobiles I certainly wouldn't go out and buy 3
> license plates....."
>
>

Um, that's a violation of the Law. What was suggested is a violation of
an EULA that has never been confirmed or upheld in a court of law.

IOW, your analogy is absurd but what else is new?

Alias