Some software will even refuse to work on two PCs as it 'phones home' whenever it is run. Ignoring the 32/64 bit issue, you could end up spending more time dealing with problems than it would to get a clean installation.Īlso, it's not just Windows that is licenced to a single machine - most commercial software is also single user licenced so running it on both computers would be the same as downloading pirated copies. Even if you will be using a version of Windows 7 that includes XP, you may struggle if you just copy the old installation because the base hardware will be different right down to the chipset. Don't forget that if the XP on the old machine is an OEM version, it can't be used on another PC even if the old one is scrapped - it's tied to the hardware on which it was originally installed- and it certainly can't be used on two PC's.
