With those changes in mind we can put off the hardware upgrade until it is optimal for the business and not worry about having to buy win XP a second time for each machine.
Originally posted by: HypNoTic
FYI,
You can register the same copy a maximum of 8 times during the lifespan of the products, and a maximum of 3 times during the first 30 days.
If you seach the net a little bit, you'll realize the only difference between a corporate edition and a regular edition is the PID (Product ID) that you can change pretty easyly...so you wont have to re-re-re-register the same copy again and again. The main reason to re-register a product is a change of the MAC address (network card) AND of CPU at the same time (count for 50% of the registration string).
Originally posted by: Whitedog
If you get a "Corporate" license for XP, MS will give you a "pre-registered" Code... then you don't ever have to worry about re-registering your computers... ever.
Originally posted by: HypNoTic
FYI,
You can register the same copy a maximum of 8 times during the lifespan of the products, and a maximum of 3 times during the first 30 days.
If you seach the net a little bit, you'll realize the only difference between a corporate edition and a regular edition is the PID (Product ID) that you can change pretty easyly...so you wont have to re-re-re-register the same copy again and again. The main reason to re-register a product is a change of the MAC address (network card) AND of CPU at the same time (count for 50% of the registration string).
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: HypNoTic
FYI,
You can register the same copy a maximum of 8 times during the lifespan of the products, and a maximum of 3 times during the first 30 days.
If you seach the net a little bit, you'll realize the only difference between a corporate edition and a regular edition is the PID (Product ID) that you can change pretty easyly...so you wont have to re-re-re-register the same copy again and again. The main reason to re-register a product is a change of the MAC address (network card) AND of CPU at the same time (count for 50% of the registration string).
Sounds like a possible violation of the DMCA.... And definitely something a company shouldnt be doing.
Originally posted by: Sunner
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: HypNoTic
FYI,
You can register the same copy a maximum of 8 times during the lifespan of the products, and a maximum of 3 times during the first 30 days.
If you seach the net a little bit, you'll realize the only difference between a corporate edition and a regular edition is the PID (Product ID) that you can change pretty easyly...so you wont have to re-re-re-register the same copy again and again. The main reason to re-register a product is a change of the MAC address (network card) AND of CPU at the same time (count for 50% of the registration string).
Sounds like a possible violation of the DMCA.... And definitely something a company shouldnt be doing.
Maybe he doesn't live in the country of screwy laws?
Sounds like a possible violation of the DMCA.... And definitely something a company shouldnt be doing.
Originally posted by: EeyoreX
Sounds like a possible violation of the DMCA.... And definitely something a company shouldnt be doing.
Just FYI:
This would technically be illegal only if you used the method to install the OS on more than one machine. If you have a legal licensed copy of the OS and use this method you are not breaking any laws. This was reported in a major magazine (or something similar, I don't have the magazine in front of me and I think it was PC World) as being a viable way to prevent constant re-registering. I don't see PC World as being a magazine that would try to get away with promoting an illegal action.
But again, this is (and they stress) ONLY for a legally purchased copy of XP, and is not to be used as a way to install it more than once on more than one machine.
I can look at my back copies to give the magazine info if anyone is interested sometime when I am not at work.
\Dan
Originally posted by: Frankie
After reading that article I have a question. I have 3 computers in my house, 2 PC's and a laptop. Did I read right in that I can buy and install 1 copy of Windows XP on all 3 without any problems? That has been one of my biggest problems with XP, in that I'm not going to buy 3 copies of XP for my personal use when all 3 computers are in my house.
My other problem is that I upgrade on a regular basis, almost every 1.5 to 2 years..... to me that is regular and that is about how long I can stand without upgrading. Another question is that someone told me they couldn't get Office 2000 to work on Windows XP. Is that the case?
If I know my licensing (and I dont know it well ), you have to have 1 license per computer.
someone told me they couldn't get Office 2000 to work on Windows XP. Is that the case?