Here is my situation. I am building two identical computers for myself. I bought a new copy of Vista Home Premium 64 Bit OEM for system builders along with the computer parts.
Can I use this one copy of vista for both computers that have identical hardware configs and run on the same network (same IP address)?
Additional details:
If I can, what are the limits to what I am allowed to do?
What are the limits to what I *can* do?
If both computers are identical in hardware, and operate on the same network (same IP address), is that going to work?
Will I have to do a bunch of annoying reverification, calling up MSFT whenever I install on the 2nd comp, or do windows updates on the 2nd comp, etc?
Thanks for your help. I really do not want to buy a 2nd copy of Vista (especially since I have already paid for 4 versions of XP and Vista I won't be using at all, as they are on computers I am discarding and the vendor never sent me disks), and since this is all for 1 person's use I don't feel I should have to.
Can I use this one copy of vista for both computers that have identical hardware configs and run on the same network (same IP address)?
Additional details:
- I am the only person using these computers.
- Much of the time, I would not even use them at the same time. Usually I would only be using one or the other.
- I will sometimes use both for "two boxing." (running two characters in an online game, as it works better than way than running 2 instances of the game on the same computer).
If I can, what are the limits to what I am allowed to do?
What are the limits to what I *can* do?
If both computers are identical in hardware, and operate on the same network (same IP address), is that going to work?
Will I have to do a bunch of annoying reverification, calling up MSFT whenever I install on the 2nd comp, or do windows updates on the 2nd comp, etc?
Thanks for your help. I really do not want to buy a 2nd copy of Vista (especially since I have already paid for 4 versions of XP and Vista I won't be using at all, as they are on computers I am discarding and the vendor never sent me disks), and since this is all for 1 person's use I don't feel I should have to.