WINxp Licensing Limitation

[Don Soriano]

I've been asking around regarding what are the limitations on using a single license WINxp OS. I get conflicting remports. The way I understand it was that when you first load the OS and activate it, MS records a signature of your computer based on certain components such as the motherboard, hard disk, etc. which will identify it. If there is a major configuration change in the PC, it is detected and they (MS) will request you to re-activate. I have done that.

However, someone said that I cannot load the OS in the primary and secondary HD in my computer. And that I have to obtain a separate license if I wish to load it in a new hard drive. Can anyone shed some light on this.

Thanks

Don

[Statica]

You can load the OS on your primary and 2ndary hard drive without issue. Your license is for running on one computer and that's what you're doing.

[glc]

The question really is - why would you want to do that?

[Don Soriano]

That really was not my intention. I was simply citing a situation whereby the licensing of the OS may become an issue. What I really wanted to do is to install a SATA drive and make that as my primary thus I will need to transfer or load my OS into it. When finished, I will have the OS in only one drive.

Don

[glc]

The easiest thing to do is clone the drive then reformat the old drive for storage. If you have to reactivate, so be it, it's painless. M$ doesn't hassle people over this.