Aleeks wrote:
> Hello. I'm thinking about buying Windows Vista Home Premium for our XP
> computers. We have 3 computers in our house and I was wondering if i could
> use the same Vista on all of them without getting jammed or blocked by
> Windows?
> All three computers are connected to the internet. Will the other 2
> computers get the message that "this Dvd has alredy been usedd to install
> Windows on another computer"? Cos if that's the case then it will be very
> expensive to buy 3 Windows Vistas...
You need to purchase a separate Vista license for each computer on
which you install it.
Just as it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating
systems, it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and U.S.
copyright law
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html), if not
technically) to purchase one Vista license for each computer on which it
is installed. (Consult an attorney versed in copyright law to determine
final applicability in your locale.) The only way in which Vista
licensing differs from that of earlier versions of Windows (up until
WinXP, that is) is that Microsoft has added a copy protection and
anti-theft mechanism, Product Activation, to prevent (or at least make
more difficult) multiple installations using a single license.
If you have Vista Ultimate, it's sometimes possible to qualify for
additional licenses, at a reduced cost:
Windows Vista: Windows Vista Family Discount
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...ydiscount.mspx
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