Guest george c Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Multiboot Single Copy of Win XP thats all good but what do you do when you have computer crash time after time that means you have to by the licence all the time thats reap of .so every time the coputer crashes you have to spend 200 huded dollars the the new licence i dont thing thats fare.microsoft should provide you with the tools to reaper hardrive crushes so this way you dont have to reload windows time after time i thing it is fair "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" wrote: > "AWU" <awu_nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:z66ke.1897$Ot6.159120@news20.bellglobal.com... > >I would like to set up my computer as a multiboot system using my (single) > >copy of Windows XP Home. That is, I want to have several partitions on my > >drive, each containing Win XP Home – each installation will be tweaked for > >a specific task or environment. I know that others have done this > >successfully, I’m just wondering what difficulties to expect or how the > >procedure might differ from setting up a “traditional” multiboot system > >that uses different operating systems. The main problem I am anticipating > >is the Product Activation, as I don’t think it will like this arrangement. > >I did Google for tips/info but didn’t find as much as I had hoped for. > > Initial problem is that installing the copy of Windows XP more then once > requires additional licenses. > See the End User License Agreement (EULA) for complete details of your usage > rights under the License you agreed to abide by when you installed the PC or > completed setup etc. > You can view the EULA anytime by clicking the link on Start ... Run ... > winver > > I have copied a fragment of the relevant section below. > > > 1. GRANT OF LICENSE. Microsoft grants you the following rights > provided that you comply with all terms and conditions of > this EULA: > > * Installation and use. You may install, use, access, > display and run one copy of the Product on a single > computer, such as a workstation, terminal or other device > ("Workstation Computer"). > > Additional installs will require additional licenses. > > > -- > > Regards, > > Mike > -- > Mike Brannigan [Microsoft] > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights > > Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these > newsgroups > > "AWU" <awu_nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:z66ke.1897$Ot6.159120@news20.bellglobal.com... > >I would like to set up my computer as a multiboot system using my (single) > >copy of Windows XP Home. That is, I want to have several partitions on my > >drive, each containing Win XP Home – each installation will be tweaked for > >a specific task or environment. I know that others have done this > >successfully, I’m just wondering what difficulties to expect or how the > >procedure might differ from setting up a “traditional” multiboot system > >that uses different operating systems. The main problem I am anticipating > >is the Product Activation, as I don’t think it will like this arrangement. > >I did Google for tips/info but didn’t find as much as I had hoped for. > > > > Thanks to any who can help. > > > > Al > > >
Guest olfart Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Multiboot Single Copy of Win XP Re: Multiboot Single Copy of Win XP "george c" <george c@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:05C55E58-F35C-4FA1-BDB4-72203F53AD12@microsoft.com... > thats all good but what do you do when you have computer crash time after > time that means you have to by the licence all the time thats reap of .so > every time the coputer crashes you have to spend 200 huded dollars the the > new licence i dont thing thats fare.microsoft should provide you with the > tools to reaper hardrive crushes so this way you dont have to reload > windows > time after time i thing it is fair > > Huh????
Guest John John (MVP) Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Multiboot Single Copy of Win XP Re: Multiboot Single Copy of Win XP What on earth are you talking about? You can reinstall Windows XP on the *same* computer as often as you want. John george c wrote: > thats all good but what do you do when you have computer crash time after > time that means you have to by the licence all the time thats reap of .so > every time the coputer crashes you have to spend 200 huded dollars the the > new licence i dont thing thats fare.microsoft should provide you with the > tools to reaper hardrive crushes so this way you dont have to reload windows > time after time i thing it is fair > > > "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" wrote: > > >>"AWU" <awu_nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message >>news:z66ke.1897$Ot6.159120@news20.bellglobal.com... >> >>>I would like to set up my computer as a multiboot system using my (single) >>>copy of Windows XP Home. That is, I want to have several partitions on my >>>drive, each containing Win XP Home – each installation will be tweaked for >>>a specific task or environment. I know that others have done this >>>successfully, I’m just wondering what difficulties to expect or how the >>>procedure might differ from setting up a “traditional” multiboot system >>>that uses different operating systems. The main problem I am anticipating >>>is the Product Activation, as I don’t think it will like this arrangement. >>>I did Google for tips/info but didn’t find as much as I had hoped for. >> >>Initial problem is that installing the copy of Windows XP more then once >>requires additional licenses. >>See the End User License Agreement (EULA) for complete details of your usage >>rights under the License you agreed to abide by when you installed the PC or >>completed setup etc. >>You can view the EULA anytime by clicking the link on Start ... Run ... >>winver >> >>I have copied a fragment of the relevant section below. >> >> >> 1. GRANT OF LICENSE. Microsoft grants you the following rights >> provided that you comply with all terms and conditions of >> this EULA: >> >> * Installation and use. You may install, use, access, >> display and run one copy of the Product on a single >> computer, such as a workstation, terminal or other device >> ("Workstation Computer"). >> >>Additional installs will require additional licenses. >> >> >>-- >> >>Regards, >> >>Mike >>-- >>Mike Brannigan [Microsoft] >> >>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >>rights >> >>Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these >>newsgroups >> >>"AWU" <awu_nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message >>news:z66ke.1897$Ot6.159120@news20.bellglobal.com... >> >>>I would like to set up my computer as a multiboot system using my (single) >>>copy of Windows XP Home. That is, I want to have several partitions on my >>>drive, each containing Win XP Home – each installation will be tweaked for >>>a specific task or environment. I know that others have done this >>>successfully, I’m just wondering what difficulties to expect or how the >>>procedure might differ from setting up a “traditional” multiboot system >>>that uses different operating systems. The main problem I am anticipating >>>is the Product Activation, as I don’t think it will like this arrangement. >>>I did Google for tips/info but didn’t find as much as I had hoped for. >>> >>>Thanks to any who can help. >>> >>>Al >> >> >>
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Multiboot Single Copy of Win XP Re: Multiboot Single Copy of Win XP On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:20:22 -0300, "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > What on earth are you talking about? You can reinstall Windows XP on > the *same* computer as often as you want. And if it's a retail copy, you can reinstall it on *different* computers as often as you want (as long as it's never on two computers at once). > george c wrote: > > > thats all good but what do you do when you have computer crash time after > > time that means you have to by the licence all the time thats reap of .so > > every time the coputer crashes you have to spend 200 huded dollars the the > > new licence i dont thing thats fare.microsoft should provide you with the > > tools to reaper hardrive crushes so this way you dont have to reload windows > > time after time i thing it is fair > > > > > > "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" wrote: > > > > > >>"AWU" <awu_nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >>news:z66ke.1897$Ot6.159120@news20.bellglobal.com... > >> > >>>I would like to set up my computer as a multiboot system using my (single) > >>>copy of Windows XP Home. That is, I want to have several partitions on my > >>>drive, each containing Win XP Home – each installation will be tweaked for > >>>a specific task or environment. I know that others have done this > >>>successfully, I’m just wondering what difficulties to expect or how the > >>>procedure might differ from setting up a “traditional” multiboot system > >>>that uses different operating systems. The main problem I am anticipating > >>>is the Product Activation, as I don’t think it will like this arrangement. > >>>I did Google for tips/info but didn’t find as much as I had hoped for. > >> > >>Initial problem is that installing the copy of Windows XP more then once > >>requires additional licenses. > >>See the End User License Agreement (EULA) for complete details of your usage > >>rights under the License you agreed to abide by when you installed the PC or > >>completed setup etc. > >>You can view the EULA anytime by clicking the link on Start ... Run ... > >>winver > >> > >>I have copied a fragment of the relevant section below. > >> > >> > >> 1. GRANT OF LICENSE. Microsoft grants you the following rights > >> provided that you comply with all terms and conditions of > >> this EULA: > >> > >> * Installation and use. You may install, use, access, > >> display and run one copy of the Product on a single > >> computer, such as a workstation, terminal or other device > >> ("Workstation Computer"). > >> > >>Additional installs will require additional licenses. > >> > >> > >>-- > >> > >>Regards, > >> > >>Mike > >>-- > >>Mike Brannigan [Microsoft] > >> > >>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > >>rights > >> > >>Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these > >>newsgroups > >> > >>"AWU" <awu_nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >>news:z66ke.1897$Ot6.159120@news20.bellglobal.com... > >> > >>>I would like to set up my computer as a multiboot system using my (single) > >>>copy of Windows XP Home. That is, I want to have several partitions on my > >>>drive, each containing Win XP Home – each installation will be tweaked for > >>>a specific task or environment. I know that others have done this > >>>successfully, I’m just wondering what difficulties to expect or how the > >>>procedure might differ from setting up a “traditional” multiboot system > >>>that uses different operating systems. The main problem I am anticipating > >>>is the Product Activation, as I don’t think it will like this arrangement. > >>>I did Google for tips/info but didn’t find as much as I had hoped for. > >>> > >>>Thanks to any who can help. > >>> > >>>Al > >> > >> > >> -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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