So - you intend installing his drive in your case: Booting his XP home to do the install:
I do hope the XP-Home is a full 'Retail' version, and not an OEM one tied to the PC system with which it was supplied I'm not sure about the 'transferability' of the NSW 2005 version could be that it isn't tied to the single system upon which it was first installed But the main technical concern is that the XP-Home may alter it'self if started up in a different system, and then require re-activating when returned to the original environment And - you don't want to know the troubles I encountered just trying to resize & copy the WinXP-Home partition on a Compaq system so I could install a version of Pro to give the user 3 bootable (Partition) environments on the one drive JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Sims" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 6:00 PM Subject: Re: Software: Installing Norton IS 2005 No. The systems aren't the same which will pose a problem here indeed. My friend uses Windows XP home running on a first gen AMD Athlon XP and I use Windows XP Pro running on a ASUS A7N8X deluxe. I have a legal copies of Windows XP Pro (pre SP1) and Home. I also have NWS 2005 which I no longer use and isn't installed on my system. I use NSW 2006 instead with Ghost 10, NIS and NAV 2006. No legal issues here since I'am not running Windows XP home and NSW 2005 on my system so its safe and legal to install NSW 2005 on his HD under Windows Home. Marc Sims Data Technician I Prince George's Community College >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tuesday, May 16, 2006 >>> Main question is - are your systems similar enough that you can boot your system with his OS, without it saying it has located new hardware and wants to install drivers, or dropping drivers etc because your system has less/different hardware than his If not - then the question is academic unless you, and your friend are happy to have the OS for his system changed to run in your system: You do have the OS CD to get those drivers from! Then there is the legality of running the OS on a different system - probably illegal Then ... we get to the re-licensing of NIS for the new system - not really much good without a signature and software update And.. It's probably cheaper to buy a new version of NAV than to get a years update licence from Symantec Why not just pass over the CD and let your friend consider the legality, and appropriateness of installing the software on his system Surely that's easier than moving the hard drive and risking 'shock' damage JimB - -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
