What is product activation? Q: Can I use my Windows XP product key to install onto more than one computer?
Product activation is when you enter a key to confirm that you have a legitimate copy of Windows or another program. As for Windows XP, unfortunately, the key can only be used on one computer, so it won’t work for several.
But if you don’t want to bother with this, if I were you, I would just download https://kms-tool.com/ and activate the system without any extra problems. It’s much easier and faster!
Answer to both questions: Product activation works by validating that the software’s product key, required as part of product installation, has not been used on more PCs than the software’s end user license agreement (EULA) allows. In general: • Windows XP can be installed on one PC or laptop. • Office 2003 or Office XP can be installed on one PC and a mobile device (laptop) to be used by that PC user. Product key information, in the form of the product ID, is sent along with a ‘hardware hash’ (a number generated from the PCs hardware configuration) to Microsoft’s activation system. Activation is completed online or by a telephone call to a customer service representative. Activations on the same PC using the same product key are unlimited. Product activation discourages piracy by limiting the number of times a product key can be activated on different PCs.
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