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| Thread ID: 73104 | 2006-10-07 08:24:00 | Windows XP activation | Mike.H (145) | Press F1 |
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| 489809 | 2006-10-07 08:24:00 | Hi guys, I recently put together an old computer from hardware I found outside my nextdoor neighbour house, I added in our old HDD and reformated, it was originally running 98, then I installed Xp. My dad is running XP with the same COA and I havn't been able to activate my copy, it says the key is incorrect but im 100% sure it's right. I was reading that it is legal to install the same copy of Xp on two computers as long as it's for home use only, and something like 6months after the original insallation. Is that correct, can you install XP on two machines? Any help would be much appreciated, thanks. | Mike.H (145) | ||
| 489810 | 2006-10-07 08:28:00 | Double post: pressf1.co.nz | stu161204 (123) | ||
| 489811 | 2006-10-07 08:31:00 | How does that help, oh arent you allowed to double post or something? | Mike.H (145) | ||
| 489812 | 2006-10-07 08:44:00 | How does that help, oh arent you allowed to double post or something? Look it is easy - one forum is for help and the other is for off-topic "chat". So don't post to both... I don't know of any home licensing scheme from Microsoft like you mention .. which explains why you key doesn't work. Read you license agreement, you are probably breaching it. |
gibler (49) | ||
| 489813 | 2006-10-07 22:13:00 | How does that help, oh arent you allowed to double post or something? The question is answered in the other post. As to why double posting is a no-no, consider how annoyed one would be after spending 15 minutes researching the problem and posting the solution, only to find someone else has already done that on the other post, or that answers that are critical have been responded to on one post but are still unknown on the second post. If you had a broken toaster, you would only take it to one repair shop at a time.... |
godfather (25) | ||
| 489814 | 2006-10-07 22:19:00 | If you had a broken toaster, you would only take it to one repair shop at a time....If I had a broken toaster I'd immediately go to Ferrit and spend 500 bucks on a new one, reviewed enthusiastically by Ferrit staff. NOT! | Greg (193) | ||
| 489815 | 2006-10-07 22:25:00 | Hi guys, I recently put together an old computer from hardware I found outside my nextdoor neighbour house, I added in our old HDD and reformated, it was originally running 98, then I installed Xp. My dad is running XP with the same COA and I havn't been able to activate my copy, it says the key is incorrect but im 100% sure it's right. I was reading that it is legal to install the same copy of Xp on two computers as long as it's for home use only, and something like 6months after the original insallation. Is that correct, can you install XP on two machines? Any help would be much appreciated, thanks. you will probably find that you have used the maximum reinstalls on xp disc, i bought xp home 6 months ago and due to a hardware problem reformatted my hd several times and bingo the last time i did it the dam serial key would not work so i had to ring microsoft to activate my windows only to be told that i was only allowed to use the disc 3/4 times so i have to ring everytime from now on |
chirpy (11260) | ||
| 489816 | 2006-10-07 22:35:00 | you will probably find that you have used the maximum reinstalls on xp disc, i bought xp home 6 months ago and due to a hardware problem reformatted my hd several times and bingo the last time i did it the dam serial key would not work so i had to ring microsoft to activate my windows only to be told that i was only allowed to use the disc 3/4 times so i have to ring everytime from now on thats a first! if you save the activation key you can simply reenter it after a format/install. also activation will only be denied if enough hardware has been changed. afaik no such things as maxium installs per disk. the actual disks are all the same, the only difference is the key. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 489817 | 2006-10-07 22:52:00 | It is all fully explained here. www.edbott.com Tweak'e is correct (as usual!) |
godfather (25) | ||
| 489818 | 2006-10-07 23:03:00 | thats a first! if you save the activation key you can simply reenter it after a format/install. also activation will only be denied if enough hardware has been changed. afaik no such things as maxium installs per disk. the actual disks are all the same, the only difference is the key. if thats a first why did my brand new xp home reject my key only to tell me i had activated my windows to manytimes, i should know i spent 30min complaining to microsft,anyway i got hold of norton ghost, and il never have to worry aboat that problem anymore |
chirpy (11260) | ||
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