I have 2 valid emachine towers (T4155, T1100) with Windows XP preinstalled. I an trying to backup the hard drive using norton ghost and the backup works fine but I can only restore from the T4155 disks to to T4155 machine and from the T1100 disks to the T1100 machine. Is there a way that I can keep the data synchronized (restore the same disks to each machine?)
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Windows XP's Install Problems http://yahoo-help.com/stl-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=84I hope This Helps

Thanks...but this is not an installation problem. I'm trying to restore the same restore disks to 2 different machines (different models: processor speeds different, etc.). It works fine if I use the restore disks from that machine but not if I use a restore disk from another machime. Has anyone had this issue?

Like Dell, you can't put a Dell CD into an HP computer and expect the installations to work properly.
With e-machines, they must have enabled a special feature that won't let another system over ride the security options where another machine already occupies the same copy of WinXP Pro.

Try using a genuine Microsoft - WinXP Pro installation CD. I'm not gonna tell you where you can get one, other than the a retailer or Microsoft itself. But you can use the same disc to install the OS onto the e-machines using original licenses. About the 3rd license? Put it on another computer.

I tried doing a complete install of Windows XP Pro which worked fine but when I put the HD in another PC I got the blue screen that said my HD might be bad. I can istall it on each machine fine but I can't run it in the other PC. Has anyone had an issue like this? Know what to try?

I have run into this problem myself. It seems Microsoft has designed XP so that you cannot simply install it on one machine and move it to another, this, of course, would be a violation of your license using it on different machines so it will give the blue screen of death when that is done.

Easy fix is to simply install it on the machine you want to use it on. I know this doesn't work if you have XP on one of those idiotic multiple CD RESTORE setups, again a Microsoft no-no.

I found this out when my HP blew it's motherboard, and I decided to use the XP that came with it on a new machine I built up to replace it. Of course the hard drive from the HP had XP installed but it refused to work. The work-around, I borrowed a friends XP CD (his was the normal XP CD) then istalled it on my new machine, using the CD code from my blown up HP, all went just fine and I am using it as I type.

Now I realize that this isn't exactly koser with Microsoft, but hey, I bought the machine with XP included, now that the machine is destroyed, do I still not own the license that came with the HP?

I think a case could be made for that anyhow as we all know nobody OWNS Windows XP except Microsoft (windows anything that is) and they ONLY licnese it to we users, that way they can get by screwing us at every turn.