How many puters can I put my XP Home Software on and Can i put it onto a
laptop as well??

Can i also change CPU and M/B with this or will i have to Buy another copy?

Help Please

A1. One (1) at a time.

A2. Yes; no.


DV8 wrote:

Hello DV8,

If you have one license key you can install it only ONE time, doesn't matter
what hardware.

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"DV8" <dv8tions@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Only if you PURCHASE additional licences. You can install it on as many
machines as you like - but unless you have a separate licence for each
machine, none of the installations (apart from the first) will activate....

No, you can do this. You may have to do a repair install after the
changes...

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
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Not quite right - you can install it and re-install as many times as you
like - as long as it's only on one machine at any one time...

Bear

Shouldn't you have brought out the differences between Retail and OEM
copies given that the DV8 does not say which they have?

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PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

DV8

A Retail copy of Windows XP Home should only be installed on one
computer. If removed from one computer it can be installed on a second
computer. If you have a generic OEM copy of Windows XP, the copy of
Windows XP was sold for installation on a new computer and is intended
only for use on that computer. The question gets quite complicated if
you need to make significant changes to that computer. The terms of the
License say that you should not transfer the copy of Windows XP to a
second computer. There are also branded OEM versions, which may have
added software and are tied to a particular computer by the computer
assembler. Dell amongst others provide branded OEM operating systems.


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DV8 wrote:

On Thu, 15 May 2008 01:22:00 -0700, DV8 <dv8tions@hotmail.com> wrote:


One. 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/p...uy/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.




I don't know what you mean by "with this." Are you asking whether your
license remains valid and you can reactivate if you change your
motherboard? If so, the answer is yes.

However be aware of the following: If yours is an OEM license (for
example, if Windows came with your computer, there are two other
potential issues:

1. The technical issue. Most brand name OEM copies are BIOS-locked to
the original motherboard, and won't install on another, unless it's
identical to the original one.

2. The licensing issue. An OEM copy comes with several
restrictions, the most severe of which is that its license ties it
permanently to the first computer it's installed on. It can never
legally be moved to another computer, sold, or given away (except with
the original computer). Exactly what constitutes the same computer is
a gray area, and if you replace the motherboard, there are those who
claim that it's no longer the same computer.

However read
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...buyorupgrade/a...
or http://tinyurl.com/384gx5

which says,

"If you acquired Windows Vista pre-installed on a computer from a
major manufacturer (sometimes referred to as an Original Equipment
Manufacturer or OEM), Windows Vista will require re-activation if you
replace the motherboard with a motherboard not provided by the OEM."

It's about Vista in particular, not XP, but I assume if they say it
about Vista, the same very likely applies to Windows XP. Since
replacing a motherboard requires reactivation, that implies that
replacing the motherboard and using the same OEM copy of Windows *is*
permitted by the EULA.


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It doesn't change the number of licensed installs.

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Colin

Nevertheless the point is relevant to the question asked!

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Colin Barnhorst wrote: