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[Wolfeymole]

Unless you have a Volume License John, and you don't sound like a corporate person to me, then the answer is a big fat NO.

One copy of XP = One PC

XP is not a television license John sorry mate.

[john901250]

Thanks mate... got to know where I stand.
From what Goku says I should not need another pc yet a while for games any way.

[john901250]

ok.. so how do I stand when I upgrade say... processor, hard drive or
motherboard. Is my copy of windows.. for want of a better word "attatched" to any specific part of my PC, or lets say over a period of time uprage all aspects of my PC, so in efffect it would be total different to when I started. Would I be able to keep re-installing the same disc... do I make sense ???

[Wolfeymole]

Ok John what happens is that you can reinstall Windows onto the same pc as it was originally on as many times as you want.

Problems start happeneing when you make massive system hardware changes such as a motherboard etc.

If you install a new board then install windows and then activate to Microsoft the parameters of the original hardware and the new hardware do not match for obvious reasons.

I know you have installed a new mobo, you know you have installed a new mobo but unfortunately Microsoft doesn't, they think you are installing XP on a new machine which is very naughty to them and they assume Piracy.

In this scenario you have to contact them with all details of the new hardware.

Hope this helps John.