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  1. Join Date
    Dec 2006
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    laptops with preinstalled windows xp have a serial number printed on a sticker located at the bottom of the device. is it possible to use this serial on other computers and will the computer pass the wga check for updates and such?

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    Quote Originally Posted by moe View Post
    laptops with preinstalled windows xp have a serial number printed on a sticker located at the bottom of the device. is it possible to use this serial on other computers and will the computer pass the wga check for updates and such?
    No. If the laptop already had its serial number registered online, next PC will fail to pass the online check. Basically, one serial number, one PC.

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    #3
    possibly no kung ipaparegister mo....uubra lang yan if you don't register any of those or kung ikaw ang naunang nagregister.

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    I've tried mine on my two other laptops, gumana at ok naman ang online validation. Both can also do windows update.

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    #5
    ako din ok lang, nagamit ko na sa multiple pc's. basta yata ang importante gamitin mo yung product code na kasama nung cd. kung gagamit ka yata ng kopya na cd tapos kahit anong product code lang nde yata gagana

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    mannyx, what exactly did you do? did you use a pirated version of windows for the other laptops using the same serial key?

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    #7
    Using XP s/n on multiple PC will work. Here in the company I work, we are using the same XP s/n on differenr laptop issued to new employee and we dont encounter any issue. All of use ca also access inernet at the same time.

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    #8
    Quote Originally Posted by moe View Post
    mannyx, what exactly did you do? did you use a pirated version of windows for the other laptops using the same serial key?

    I used original xp home cd. Nagtry lang ako kung ivavalidate using the same cdkey sa laptop ng sister ko and voila, ok sya. Try it yourself. May nagsabi sa akin sa isang PC store na Microsoft allows 3 PCs sa isang licensed cdkey daw.I don't know if that's true kase I know its one pc one license policy nila.

using xp serial number on multiple pcs