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Alex Nichol

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More options Jul 4 2004, 6:32 am

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From: Alex Nichol <alexn.mvp...@ntlworld.delete.com>

Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 11:32:24 +0100

Local: Sun, Jul 4 2004 6:32 am

Subject: Re: Activating windows

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Tom wrote:

>I have been told by Mike Brannigan (at one time) that installing two
>instances the *same* copy of Windows on the *same* PC is a violation of the
>EULA. I once had a the SAME OS installed (I have 320gigs of HDD total on two
>drives) two times on the primary drive so my mate could do her adminstrative
>uses on her install. He stated that I need to purchase another license or
>full version to use on the same PC, that two instances are not allowed.

I don't entirely trust his posts as being the final position. There is
a clear distinction between installation on two machines which could be
in simultaneous use and two installations on the same one where that is
physically impossible. The wording of the EULA is capable of more than
one interpretation, and, as I have said to MS at a very high level,
that particular one seems perverse. In particular it would mean that it
became impossible to do Beta testing for them

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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. Al...@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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