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Installing Two Copies Of XP On One PC
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nightswimmer
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Hi
My HD has just died on me so I am having to install Windows XP from scratch onto a new HD. I was thinking about partitioning my new HD and installing a second copy of XP. I would use the first for all my applications and the second for all my games (installing/uninstaling lots of games/game demos often messes up XP to some extent over time, so I was thinking it would be good to keep them seperate from my 'importatnt' software and I could easily reinstall that copy of XP if things get too screwed up without the hassle of having to reinstall all my apps).
Anyway, my question is, would I be able to use the same copy of XP to do this, or would I need to buy a second copy?
Cheers.
My HD has just died on me so I am having to install Windows XP from scratch onto a new HD. I was thinking about partitioning my new HD and installing a second copy of XP. I would use the first for all my applications and the second for all my games (installing/uninstaling lots of games/game demos often messes up XP to some extent over time, so I was thinking it would be good to keep them seperate from my 'importatnt' software and I could easily reinstall that copy of XP if things get too screwed up without the hassle of having to reinstall all my apps).
Anyway, my question is, would I be able to use the same copy of XP to do this, or would I need to buy a second copy?
Cheers.
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should be able to use the same copy no probs - its licenced per machine.0
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Blacksheep1979 wrote: »should be able to use the same copy no probs - its licenced per machine.
That's great, just what I needed to know - thanks! :beer:0
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