I just lost the C: drive on a system last night, I have the Win XP Pro for that system, will there be a problem when trying to re-install on a new drive?..--Phyllis
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Purcell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] XP Home on more than one PC? >> I don't think you can, I believe the serial #s are forwarded to MS >> at the >> time of install. > > Not really, but if and when you activate XP that is when the product > # gets > recorded. I happen to have about five versions of XP. Two are pretty > much > liked to the machines they came on. I have the disks for the other > three. > Early on I had installed one copy several times and had to use the phone > activation. I think that MS has moderated their rules some since then. > When I install XP once again I sometimes forget which copy I have > installed > it on which machine and so I think I have installed the same copy on > more > than one machine, but not simultaneously. I have not had to use the > phone > activation since that one time. > >> .I upgraded 3 systems and had to buy 3 separate boxes of XP, > > You make it sound like cereal that you can pour into your computer. :-) > But I would say that the safest strategy is not to install one copy on > more than one machine at a time without a site license. I think that > there may be those who have succeeded in doing that, but I have not > tried. Ironically other software seems not to care how many machines > you install them on. I have PQ Partition Magic on two machines. > > Jim > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please > feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post > personal issues directly to the group. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 8/4/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 8/4/2005 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12htdt0s4/M=362335.6886445.7839731.1510227/D=groups/S=1705115386:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123362188/A=2894361/R=0/SIG=13jmebhbo/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/education/digitaldivide/?source=YAHOO&cmpgn=GRP&RTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/";>In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide!</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
