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The computers have to be networked for there to be a problem, right?
BH
Dan Smith <sad_rocc@veedub.com> wrote:Hrm, odd. I had 2 copies, the full and the update. Put one on my girlfriend's, one on a comp I built for someone and when I tried both on my dad's computer it said no.
Dan
--- Patrick Bureau wrote:
>I have Xp pro on 3 computers at home, no problems so
>far, been a year or so.
>
>
>--- Dan Smith wrote:
>> The registration key. XP (at least Pro, I assume the
>> same is for Home) knows how many times the key has
>> been used and will only let you use it once. If you
>> do manage to get by that, you have to activate XP
>> online, which send your reg. key to their database
>> and checks it, making it so your copy won't be
>> activated. This means after 30 or 45 days, you're OS
>> is pretty much useless. I haven't used NT, but no
>> other Windows OS does this. Unless you want to buy
>> another copy or find some way around it (cracks can
>> be found I believe) I can probably put win2k pro up
>> on an ftp for you.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> Alright, I have one copy of windows XP and two
>> computers under the same roof. I know you're
>> supposed to have one XP copy per computer, what is
>> to prevent me from installing it on both?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822
>> From: Robbie Cotner
>> Subject: [OT]Stupid XP question-
>> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 21:12:03 -0800 (PST)
>>
>>
>> Alright, I have one copy of windows XP and two
>> computers under the same roof. I know you're
>> supposed to have one XP copy per computer, what is
>> to prevent me from installing it on both?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>
>>
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<P>The computers have to be networked for there to be a problem, right?
<P>BH
<P> <B><I>Dan Smith <sad_rocc@veedub.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hrm, odd. I had 2 copies, the full and the update. Put one on my girlfriend's, one on a comp I built for someone and when I tried both on my dad's computer it said no.<BR><BR>Dan<BR><BR>--- Patrick Bureau <TXROCCO@SBCGLOBAL.NET>wrote:<BR>>I have Xp pro on 3 computers at home, no problems so<BR>>far, been a year or so.<BR>><BR>><BR>>--- Dan Smith <SAD_ROCC@VEEDUB.COM>wrote:<BR>>> The registration key. XP (at least Pro, I assume the<BR>>> same is for Home) knows how many times the key has<BR>>> been used and will only let you use it once. If you<BR>>> do manage to get by that, you have to activate XP<BR>>> online, which send your reg. key to their database<BR>>> and checks it, making it so your copy won't be<BR>>> activated. This means after 30 or 45 days, you're OS<BR>>> is pretty much useless. I haven't used NT, but no<BR>>> other Windows OS does this. Unless you want to buy<BR>>> another copy or find some way around it (cracks can<BR>>> be found I believe) I can probably put win2k pro up<BR>>> on an ftp for you.<BR>>> <BR>>> Dan<BR>>> <BR>>> Alright, I have one copy of windows XP and two<BR>>> computers under the same roof. I know you're<BR>>> supposed to have one XP copy per computer, what is<BR>>> to prevent me from installing it on both?<BR>>> <BR>>> Thanks,<BR>>> <BR>>> Rob<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>><BR>>_____________________________________________________________<BR>>> Sign up for FREE email yourname@veedub.com<BR>>> from http://www.veedub.com<BR>>> <BR>>><BR>>_____________________________________________________________<BR>>> Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get<BR>>> you@yourchoice.com w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more!<BR>>> http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag<BR>>> <BR>><BR>>> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 <BR>>> From: Robbie Cotner <ROBW_Z@YAHOO.COM><BR>>> Subject: [OT]Stupid XP question-<BR>>> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>>> Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 21:12:03 -0800 (PST)<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> Alright, I have one copy of windows XP and two<BR>>> computers under the same roof. I know you're<BR>>> supposed to have one XP copy per computer, what is<BR>>> to prevent me from installing it on both?<BR>>> <BR>>> Thanks,<BR>>> <BR>>> Rob<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> ---------------------------------<BR>>> Do you Yahoo!?<BR>>> Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now<BR><BR>_____________________________________________________________<BR>Sign up for FREE email yourname@veedub.com<BR>from http://www.veedub.com<BR><BR>_____________________________________________________________<BR>Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get you@yourchoice.com w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l</BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br>
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