[plug] Windoze XP licence question

[Simon Scott]

On Friday 05 July 2002 5:00 pm, Sacha Schlegel wrote:
> Hi Everyone
>
> I ask this list for my question:
>
> I bought a new dell laptop which came with windoze home XP. Of course
> the first thing was to remove XP and install debian linux.

OK.

>
> On a spare computer I installed windoze XP from the CD i got with the
> laptop. After I couple days I cannot use windoze XP because I have not
> registered (cannot login).
>
> My question (and I did not read the XP licence):
>
> a) If I register XP on this computer, can I later remove XP from this
> computer and install and register XP on another computer?

No. IIRC, the MS licensing restricts you from moving machines like that - 
altho I dont know where the line is drawn with upgrades

>
> b) Is it (technically) possible to register XP on another computer
> without removing XP on the first computer (and this would violate the XP
> licence, i guess)?

I think you have already violated the license - it was licensed to you to use 
on the laptop.

Why not install Debian everywhere and be done with it?

>
>
> Thanks for your comments.
>
> Sacha