If I use my XP CD with Virtual PC, will it pass Genuine Advantage?

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solidsnake204 - 28 Mar 2008 22:36 GMT

If I use my original XP Home CD with Virtual PC, will it pass Genuine
Advantage and if not, will it stop my Host PC passing Genuine Advantage.

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Mark Rae [MVP] - 28 Mar 2008 23:59 GMT

> If I use my original XP Home CD with Virtual PC, will it pass Genuine
> Advantage and if not, will it stop my Host PC passing Genuine Advantage.

Does your XP Home licence allow you to install it on more than one
computer...?

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solidsnake204 - 29 Mar 2008 22:40 GMT

I had a look at the CD, and found out that it isn't a Windows XP CD, it's
just a CD copy of my PC's recovery program...

If I was to borrow a Windows XP CD from my friend and it's licence doesn't
allow it to be installed on multiple computers, I know it won't pass Genuine
Advantage on Virtual PC but will it stop my friends PC from passing?

> > If I use my original XP Home CD with Virtual PC, will it pass Genuine
> > Advantage and if not, will it stop my Host PC passing Genuine Advantage.
>
> Does your XP Home licence allow you to install it on more than one
> computer...?

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Colin Barnhorst - 29 Mar 2008 23:18 GMT

You need to own the license for the Windows you are installing and it cannot
be in use on any other computer.

>I had a look at the CD, and found out that it isn't a Windows XP CD, it's
> just a CD copy of my PC's recovery program...
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>> Does your XP Home licence allow you to install it on more than one
>> computer...?

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