08-25-2006, 10:23 AM
I loaded an XP version that I had acivated on an old PC Laptop on to my new MacBook Pro. I now get the 30 day notice sign to activate it. I am not really sure what "activate" means, I recall doing it when I loaded the software on the PC Laptop.
Question:
When I go ahead to activate the XP on the MacBook Pro, what do I need to do with the PC Laptop? Do I have to "de-activate" something there? Not sure how this whole process works when deciding to take my software from one computer to another. I plan to give my PC Laptop to a friend who already has Windows software to put on it. However, I do want to continue using the PC Laptop for a couple weeks while I assure myself that I got all the data transferred over and that the MacBook Pro does all that I depend on the PC Laptop to do with respect to my Real Estate specific software.
Question:
When I go ahead to activate the XP on the MacBook Pro, what do I need to do with the PC Laptop? Do I have to "de-activate" something there? Not sure how this whole process works when deciding to take my software from one computer to another. I plan to give my PC Laptop to a friend who already has Windows software to put on it. However, I do want to continue using the PC Laptop for a couple weeks while I assure myself that I got all the data transferred over and that the MacBook Pro does all that I depend on the PC Laptop to do with respect to my Real Estate specific software.