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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 321141" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Aside from those valid reasons stated, be aware that any copy of Windows XP that is already installed on a machine is "activated", in other words, an algorithm generates a specific key based on the hardware configuration of your machine. Microsoft then transmits an activation code based on that key to enable your copy of XP. If you were to attempt to install that disc on another machine, when it goes to activate, it will check the product ID against it's previously generated key to see if it's being installed on the same machine. When it determines that is not the case, it will refuse to activate the new installation. This will happen regardless of whether you've slipsteamed the SP2 update. </p><p></p><p>End result - each copy of Windows XP, unless it is a "volume license" versin will only install on one machine at a time. Same goes for Office XP and newer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 321141, member: 24098"] Aside from those valid reasons stated, be aware that any copy of Windows XP that is already installed on a machine is "activated", in other words, an algorithm generates a specific key based on the hardware configuration of your machine. Microsoft then transmits an activation code based on that key to enable your copy of XP. If you were to attempt to install that disc on another machine, when it goes to activate, it will check the product ID against it's previously generated key to see if it's being installed on the same machine. When it determines that is not the case, it will refuse to activate the new installation. This will happen regardless of whether you've slipsteamed the SP2 update. End result - each copy of Windows XP, unless it is a "volume license" versin will only install on one machine at a time. Same goes for Office XP and newer. [/QUOTE]
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