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concord21
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_ 		5. January 2006 @ 19:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hey guys, i bought windows xp home last year for my computer i had just built, well my cousin just built a computer and needs windows XP, if he installs it, uses my cd key and activates it will there be any consequences like no more upgade info or hardware changes, because i know if u install a pirated xp and your hard drive is bigger then 130 (like mine) you dont get the full amount of space

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_ 		5. January 2006 @ 22:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you can only use the licence key once. microsoft wont have a problem with you using the CD to install windows but legally you will have to purchase a new licence key. Also if you installing pirated XP does not make your hard drive have less space that is load of horsecrap
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Dngrsone
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_ 		6. January 2006 @ 09:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The 127GB ceiling was a problem with the initial issue of XP. It has nothing to do with pirated copies. Service Pack 1 fixed that, IIRC.

You can use the same CD to install XP however many times you want as long as you use a seperate key for each computer. If you use the same key on two different machines, then it's pirating.
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