Windows XP on a second computer.

I purchased XP for an old computer and that computer later died. Can I
install the software on another old computer or will Microsoft think it is
installed on two computers? If it is a problem is there any way around it?

Allen wrote:
> I purchased XP for an old computer and that computer later died. Can I
> install the software on another old computer or will Microsoft think
> it is installed on two computers? If it is a problem is there any way
> around it?


In a pure "agreed to EULA" sense - that is determined by which type of
WIndows XP you had..

OEM - meaning no nice box and 1/2 the price of a retail in most cases - When
your computer died, so did the license you had to use Windows XP (you only
own the right to use it - BTW - you do not own Windows XP.)

RETAIL - Install it.. If it has been more than 120 days since you last
activated - you can activate over the Internet... Otherwise a short phone
call may be necessary to activate it.

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