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  1. November 26th, 2002, 11:17 PM #1
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    Question Got a question about licences of software....

    For my A+ cert class we are each getting a free copy of pretty much every operating system from MS.

    My specific question is, does it matter what edition I use if I own a licence to XP?

    Like we have access to the volume editon, if i were to use that edition rather then the off the shelf type would it matter?

    I own a licence to install XP because of the free copy of the off the shelf type, would it matter if i used that volume edition.

    Just wondering if this is technically leagal or not.


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  2. November 27th, 2002, 12:14 AM #2
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    Its the licence that matters, not the media or the install type, is it the same version of XP? If so, yer good
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    However, licence numbers are keyed to the os type. For instance XP Pro licences will not work with XP Pro SP1 media.
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  4. November 27th, 2002, 08:47 AM #4
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    both are XP Pro

    one is a volume CD, no registration with MS

    the other you have to register with MS

    both keys are different





    Does it really matter which I install as long as i have a licence for XP Pro, or is it per realease type?
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