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ric449 · 04-24-2004, 12:30 PM

Say I had 2 Windows XP disks, with 2 CD keys, and two computers with new hard drives. Now pretend I installed one copy onto one machine, then made an image of the hard drive. Now, say I tried to put the image on the other machine, meaning I have the same copy of XP on 2 machines. Would the new machine require that I use the CD key of the original machine or could I use the new one? Isn't each copy of XP coded to only allow the use of one certain CD key?

04-24-2004, 12:30 PM	#1
ric449 Member (12 bit) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,374	Ghosting XP Say I had 2 Windows XP disks, with 2 CD keys, and two computers with new hard drives. Now pretend I installed one copy onto one machine, then made an image of the hard drive. Now, say I tried to put the image on the other machine, meaning I have the same copy of XP on 2 machines. Would the new machine require that I use the CD key of the original machine or could I use the new one? Isn't each copy of XP coded to only allow the use of one certain CD key?