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| Thread ID: 39347 | 2003-11-04 01:43:00 | Windows XP Licensing issues | Crazkilla (4482) | Press F1 |
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| 189010 | 2003-11-04 01:43:00 | My new laptop came with WinXP - 2CPU, does this mean I can install another copy of this OS on to my desktop? | Crazkilla (4482) | ||
| 189011 | 2003-11-04 02:08:00 | I would suggest that the 2CPU refers to the ability of XP to work with dual processors. That is a feature of XP Pro. It can only be used on that computer. It cannot be installed on another PC - ever. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 189012 | 2003-11-04 02:09:00 | No. :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 189013 | 2003-11-04 02:18:00 | Isnt it a Windows/Office licensing rule that you can put it on ONE laptop and ONE desktop? | Crazkilla (4482) | ||
| 189014 | 2003-11-04 02:23:00 | No. You are confused with Microsoft Office EULA terms. A full (not OEM) version of Microsoft Office will normally allow 2 installations provided they are not used concurrently. Windows has never allowed that. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 189015 | 2003-11-04 05:07:00 | I get a funny feeling there is a licencing term that you can use Windows XP on only one CPU... and I don't know where I'm getting that from. | agent (30) | ||
| 189016 | 2003-11-04 05:33:00 | > I get a funny feeling there is a licencing term that > you can use Windows XP on only one CPU... and I don't > know where I'm getting that from. Change that to 1 PC because 1 PC can have multiple CPU's. My new one has hyperthreading which shows up as 2 CPU's. |
Big John (551) | ||
| 189017 | 2003-11-04 07:40:00 | same bigjohn.............if you got hyperthreading as you and I do then it shows two cpu's in the device manager | drcspy (146) | ||
| 189018 | 2003-11-04 08:07:00 | > Change that to 1 PC because 1 PC can have multiple > CPU's. My new one has hyperthreading which shows up > as 2 CPU's. Not necessarily - you must still be licensed for a lot of software to be used on 2 or more CPUs. Win XP I believe is one piece of software - I think most XP Pro licenses will cover 2 CPUs, but if you have more than 2 CPUs in your machine you'll need additional licenses. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 189019 | 2003-11-04 08:20:00 | > but if you have more than 2 CPUs in your machine you'll need additional licenses not quite. the licenses is for the PC not cpus. XP pro has a max of 2 cpu's. you need to have the server ver eg .net server before you can use anything more than 2 cpu's. |
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