Vista - Can I install on my other PC's?

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...

Hello,

as always for Windows license, it's only valid for one computer each time.
If you have XP, you can buy the cheaper Vista upgrades.

Hope this helps.
Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

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"Aleeks" <Aleeks@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> 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...

Windows Vista requires a separate license for each installation
on a different computer. You'll need to purchase three (3)
licenses for installation on three (3) computers.

Ordering Additional Licenses for Windows Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...e/default.mspx

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"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...

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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"Aleeks" <Aleeks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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...


No. The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (or one license) for each
computer.

There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's been in
effect on every version of Windows starting with Windows 3.1. The only thing
new, starting with XP, is that there's now an enforcement mechanism.
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It appears that the family discount offer expired on June 30. Anyone know if a new similar offering has been announced?

No, there is currently none.

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"kws" <kws.2vtvj3@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Bruce Chambers;429946 Wrote:
>> If you have Vista Ultimate, it's sometimes possible to qualify for
>> additional licenses, at a reduced cost:
>>
>> Windows Vista: Windows Vista Family Discount
>>
>
> It appears that the family discount offer expired on June 30. Anyone
> know if a new similar offering has been announced?
>
>
> --
> kws

not thinking about the activation of the product key downloaded it to another computer and now it wants me to activate it I have 7 days left what will happen now that I can not activate it. what will happen to the computer
with the original on it.
thanks joannie

Joannie

You already posted this same message in another group, using a different
name?

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"honda4joannie" <honda4joannie.2vwfvy@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> not thinking about the activation of the product key downloaded it to
> another computer and now it wants me to activate it I have 7 days left
> what will happen now that I can not activate it. what will happen to the
> computer
> with the original on it.
> thanks joannie
>
>
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> honda4joannie

I'm sorry I thought I had to change my name over here. If you want just call me joannie. I guess I just wasn't getting the answer I wanted to hear.
I am new at this so I apologize.