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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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>> 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>&nbsp;<B><I>Dan Smith &lt;sad_rocc@veedub.com&gt;</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>&gt;I have Xp pro on 3 computers at home, no problems so<BR>&gt;far, been a year or so.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;--- Dan Smith <SAD_ROCC@VEEDUB.COM>wrote:<BR>&gt;&gt; The registration key. XP (at least Pro, I assume the<BR>&gt;&gt; same is for Home) knows how many times the key has<BR>&gt;&gt; been used and will only let you use it once. If you<BR>&gt;&gt; do manage to get by that, you have to activate XP<BR>&gt;&gt; online, which send your reg. key to their database<BR>&gt;&gt; and checks it, making it so your copy won't be<BR>&gt;&gt; activated. This means after 30 or 45 days, you're OS<BR>&gt;&gt; is pretty much useless. I haven't used NT, but no<BR>&gt;&gt; other Windows OS does this. Unless you want to buy<BR>&gt;&gt; another copy or find some way around it (cracks can<BR>&gt;&gt; be found I believe) I can probably put win2k pro up<BR>&gt;&gt; on an ftp for you.<BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; Dan<BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; Alright, I have one copy of windows XP and two<BR>&gt;&gt; computers under the same roof. I know you're<BR>&gt;&gt; supposed to have one XP copy per computer, what is<BR>&gt;&gt; to prevent me from installing it on both?<BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; Thanks,<BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; Rob<BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt;_____________________________________________________________<BR>&gt;&gt; Sign up for FREE email yourname@veedub.com<BR>&gt;&gt; from http://www.veedub.com<BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt;_____________________________________________________________<BR>&gt;&gt; Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get<BR>&gt;&gt; you@yourchoice.com w/No Ads, 6MB, POP &amp; more!<BR>&gt;&gt; http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag<BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;&gt; ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 <BR>&gt;&gt; From: Robbie Cotner <ROBW_Z@YAHOO.COM><BR>&gt;&gt; Subject: [OT]Stupid XP question-<BR>&gt;&gt; To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>&gt;&gt; Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 21:12:03 -0800 (PST)<BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; Alright, I have one copy of windows XP and two<BR>&gt;&gt; computers under the same roof. I know you're<BR>&gt;&gt; supposed to have one XP copy per computer, what is<BR>&gt;&gt; to prevent me from installing it on both?<BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; Thanks,<BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; Rob<BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; <BR>&gt;&gt; ---------------------------------<BR>&gt;&gt; Do you Yahoo!?<BR>&gt;&gt; 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 &amp; 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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