License Question (XP Pro)

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Is it legal to use a single copy of Windows XP and install on a desktop and a laptop that is for my exclusive use .. as it is with Microsoft Office ??

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Open up XP’s Help system and type “license” [indent]

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The answer is generally, “no.” Copyright law and the terms of your End-User License Agreement (EULA) govern your rights to copy and run Microsoft software. In the case of Microsoft Windows operating system software, the EULA does not permit you to run more than one copy. If your Microsoft operating system software (such as Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition) was supplied to you preinstalled on a new computer system by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), different license terms apply. In such cases, you may not make a second copy and the software itself is not transferable to a different computer system, even if you delete it from the original computer system. Please read the EULA contained in this software for complete information. Please note that under certain Microsoft volume licensing programs intended for businesses, you may have different rights. Please consult the agreements that govern such programs for complete information.

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Thanks for the information …
I always thought that it was one computer one license as you have posted .. but someone tried to tell me different.
I was just curious. I knew that it was legal to intall Office on your desktop machine and also on your laptop .. as long as the laptop is for your exclusive use.

Again … Thanks.
RDH

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Thanks for the information …
I always thought that it was one computer one license as you have posted .. but someone tried to tell me different.
I was just curious. I knew that it was legal to intall Office on your desktop machine and also on your laptop .. as long as the laptop is for your exclusive use.

Again … Thanks.
RDH

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Open up XP’s Help system and type “license” [indent]

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The answer is generally, “no.” Copyright law and the terms of your End-User License Agreement (EULA) govern your rights to copy and run Microsoft software. In the case of Microsoft Windows operating system software, the EULA does not permit you to run more than one copy. If your Microsoft operating system software (such as Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition) was supplied to you preinstalled on a new computer system by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), different license terms apply. In such cases, you may not make a second copy and the software itself is not transferable to a different computer system, even if you delete it from the original computer system. Please read the EULA contained in this software for complete information. Please note that under certain Microsoft volume licensing programs intended for businesses, you may have different rights. Please consult the agreements that govern such programs for complete information.

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Go on, buy another copy! You know how much Bill needs the money …!

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LMAO … Can I borrow … $324.00 ??
I promise to repay it next Tuesday … LOL

RDH

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Legit copies show up at swap meets for less than half that. Right now on the web you won’t see much price variation though.

SMBP

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I doubt that software purchased at swap meets is any more genuine than the brand-name clothing, music CDs, and movie DVDs you will find there. It’s definitely buyer beware!!

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It absolutely is; I can prove it and I propose a large wager. Doubts are healthy, but I know I’m right here. No one is allowed to sell any pirated software at this place and faces penalties and this is monitored. These come with legitimate product keys and are activated legitimately and are sealed in the box.

The first heavily discounted Windows XP Pro I saw (and I haven’t see one discounted as much since) Microsoft was around; Microsoft had sanctioned the talks on XP that were there–it was near the launch and this software is totally legit.

There are resellers who get surplus items legitimately and sell them and this is not a new practice–they are from Roxio, Symantec, and Microsoft and they are absolutely legal Jefferson.

If you wanted to find warez material, you have only to click a mouse once–it’s all over the place– thousands of sites–I run into it all the time when I’m searching to answer a question.

SMBP

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By the way, the confusion with EULA occurred because many people cannot tell Windows from Office – both are Microsoft products, both have the same versions – XP, 2000, 97/98… That’s Office you can install on desktop and laptop – not Windows.

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I’ve seen legitimate versions of both at these things. There are also people who like to collect old versions for whatever reason and just display them in their boxes or packages who come to buy them–both Office and Windows.

SMBP

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I’ve seen legitimate versions of both at these things. There are also people who like to collect old versions for whatever reason and just display them in their boxes or packages who come to buy them–both Office and Windows.

SMBP

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By the way, the confusion with EULA occurred because many people cannot tell Windows from Office – both are Microsoft products, both have the same versions – XP, 2000, 97/98… That’s Office you can install on desktop and laptop – not Windows.

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Interesting. That doesn’t sound like any “swap meet” I’ve ever heard of. Sounds more like a user group meeting.

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Maybe I’m using the term “swap meet” in the wrong way. It’s a bimonthly computer show where vendors, resellers converge. The big “finds” and most of what’s sold are hardware–used and new.

I’ll try to find out exactly where and how they get their software from someone I know who has part of a company.

SMBP

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Maybe I’m using the term “swap meet” in the wrong way. It’s a bimonthly computer show where vendors, resellers converge. The big “finds” and most of what’s sold are hardware–used and new.

I’ll try to find out exactly where and how they get their software from someone I know who has part of a company.

SMBP

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Interesting. That doesn’t sound like any “swap meet” I’ve ever heard of. Sounds more like a user group meeting.

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It absolutely is; I can prove it and I propose a large wager. Doubts are healthy, but I know I’m right here. No one is allowed to sell any pirated software at this place and faces penalties and this is monitored. These come with legitimate product keys and are activated legitimately and are sealed in the box.

The first heavily discounted Windows XP Pro I saw (and I haven’t see one discounted as much since) Microsoft was around; Microsoft had sanctioned the talks on XP that were there–it was near the launch and this software is totally legit.

There are resellers who get surplus items legitimately and sell them and this is not a new practice–they are from Roxio, Symantec, and Microsoft and they are absolutely legal Jefferson.

If you wanted to find warez material, you have only to click a mouse once–it’s all over the place– thousands of sites–I run into it all the time when I’m searching to answer a question.

SMBP

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I doubt that software purchased at swap meets is any more genuine than the brand-name clothing, music CDs, and movie DVDs you will find there. It’s definitely buyer beware!!

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Legit copies show up at swap meets for less than half that. Right now on the web you won’t see much price variation though.

SMBP

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LMAO … Can I borrow … $324.00 ??
I promise to repay it next Tuesday … LOL

RDH

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Go on, buy another copy! You know how much Bill needs the money …!

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User Groups usually are legit, at least with respect to the official stuff. What happens in the aisles could be another matter.

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The place I’m thinking of I believe has a website, and I’m going to try to find it and link it for you. I know one of these guys who would not be part of anything not legit and legal.

SMPB

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You certainly don’t need to do that on my account. I’m not intending to conduct any enforcement efforts here.

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It’s not about enforcement efforts–local law enforcement has a big presence at these and I see people from the U.S. attorney’s office and some federal judges buying the stuff–as well as local state superior court and appelatte judges–I was trying to establish where this software comes from.

Most of this is like CBD describes though–it’s heavy hardware city and there are some very good deals. There also is backup–by that I mean–gurarantees–not buy it “adios,” because these people come back month after month year after year and they want repeat business.

SMBP

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It’s not about enforcement efforts–local law enforcement has a big presence at these and I see people from the U.S. attorney’s office and some federal judges buying the stuff–as well as local state superior court and appelatte judges–I was trying to establish where this software comes from.

Most of this is like CBD describes though–it’s heavy hardware city and there are some very good deals. There also is backup–by that I mean–gurarantees–not buy it “adios,” because these people come back month after month year after year and they want repeat business.

SMBP

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You certainly don’t need to do that on my account. I’m not intending to conduct any enforcement efforts here.

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The place I’m thinking of I believe has a website, and I’m going to try to find it and link it for you. I know one of these guys who would not be part of anything not legit and legal.

SMPB

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User Groups usually are legit, at least with respect to the official stuff. What happens in the aisles could be another matter.

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Why is it called “1st Saturday”?

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Why is it called “1st Saturday”?

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