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I have 3 homemade PC's. I would like to install XP Pro on all 3. What is the cheapest way to install Windows on each pc? Or do I have to buy 3 separate XP cd's? Is there a way I can get legal authentication codes for my pc's without having to pay $900 for 3 windows cd's at the store? -- JP |
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1 licence 1 computer 3 computers you need 3 licences "Match01" <Match01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:13F65F2A-065C-4B37-A730-73A781A44E5D@microsoft.com... >I have 3 homemade PC's. I would like to install XP Pro on all 3. What is >the > cheapest way to install Windows on each pc? Or do I have to buy 3 separate > XP > cd's? Is there a way I can get legal authentication codes for my pc's > without having to pay $900 for 3 windows cd's at the store? > -- > JP |
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Match01 wrote: > I have 3 homemade PC's. I would like to install XP Pro on all 3. What is > the cheapest way to install Windows on each pc? Or do I have to buy 3 > separate XP > cd's? Is there a way I can get legal authentication codes for my pc's > without having to pay $900 for 3 windows cd's at the store? If you find that price prohibitive, take a look at a FREE alternative: http://www.ubuntu.com/ Just finished installing this on a friend's computer (like 1/2 hour ago) and he's tickled pink with what his computer can do now. Hundreds of free software applications just a few clicks away. Runs at least twice as fast as XP and he doesn't have to worry about viruses, trojans and malware. Give Ubuntu a shot. Will cost you nothing and you'll probably fall in love with it. Cheers. -- Linux is ready for the desktop! More ready than Windoze XP. |
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"Match01" <Match01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:13F65F2A-065C-4B37-A730-73A781A44E5D@microsoft.com... >I have 3 homemade PC's. I would like to install XP Pro on all 3. What >is the > cheapest way to install Windows on each pc? Or do I have to buy 3 > separate XP > cd's? Is there a way I can get legal authentication codes for my pc's > without having to pay $900 for 3 windows cd's at the store? Wow that is some cash to outlay. No wonder Microsoft is the richest...... |
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Match01 wrote: > I have 3 homemade PC's. I would like to install XP Pro on all 3. > What is the cheapest way to install Windows on each pc? Or do I have > to buy 3 separate XP cd's? If yours is a retail version, not an OEM one, you can buy extra licenses (see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp). But it's not generally a good deal. The problem is that Microsoft sells additional licenses at only a small savings over the list price. You're almost certainly better off just buying a complete second copy from a discount source. > Is there a way I can get legal > authentication codes for my pc's without having to pay $900 for 3 > windows cd's at the store? I don't know what country you're in or what kind of dollars those $900 are, but if it's US dollars, $300 per copy is extraordinarily high. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Match01 wrote: > I have 3 homemade PC's. I would like to install XP Pro on all 3. What is > the cheapest way to install Windows on each pc? Or do I have to buy 3 > separate XP > cd's? Is there a way I can get legal authentication codes for my pc's > without having to pay $900 for 3 windows cd's at the store? Nope, you must have a license for each of your computers, so you have to go out and buy it again and again. It sounds like you're a good candidate for Linux if that sounds bogus to you. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): baloo@ursine.ca |
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Match01 wrote: > I have 3 homemade PC's. I would like to install XP Pro on all 3. What is > the cheapest way to install Windows on each pc? Or do I have to buy 3 > separate XP cd's? One license per machine. Read the EULA: You agreed to it by using Windows. > Is there a way I can get legal authentication codes for my pc's > without having to pay $900 for 3 windows cd's at the store? Windows may be overpriced, but it's not quite *that* overpriced. Probably looking closer to $300 for 3 PCs. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): baloo@ursine.ca |
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"Paul Johnson" <baloo@ursine.ca> wrote in message news:4dbst3-gma.ln1@ursine.ca... > Match01 wrote: > >> I have 3 homemade PC's. I would like to install XP Pro on all 3. >> What is >> the cheapest way to install Windows on each pc? Or do I have to buy 3 >> separate XP cd's? > > One license per machine. Read the EULA: You agreed to it by using > Windows. > >> Is there a way I can get legal authentication codes for my pc's >> without having to pay $900 for 3 windows cd's at the store? > > Windows may be overpriced, but it's not quite *that* overpriced. > Probably > looking closer to $300 for 3 PCs. US$300...That's if you use XP Home. When/if the 3 boxen are networked it is a real nightmare. |
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Frank wrote: >>> Is there a way I can get legal authentication codes for my pc's >>> without having to pay $900 for 3 windows cd's at the store? >> >> Windows may be overpriced, but it's not quite *that* overpriced. >> Probably >> looking closer to $300 for 3 PCs. > > US$300...That's if you use XP Home. > When/if the 3 boxen are networked it is a real nightmare. Not at all true. XP Home networks just fine in a workgroup environment. The only issues are that XP Home can't join a domain (something very few home users need to do) and XP Home is limited to only five simultaneous connections, compared to XP Professional's ten. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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