Multiple Machines... multiple installations?
Monday, May 10, 2010 by Kevin_Walter | Discussion: Stardock Support General
Hello!
I'm currently using WindowBlinds 7 with Skin Studio 7 to make skins. I would like for these skins to be compatible with the three supported Operating Systems. I'm currently running Vista on my main laptop which is where I make my amazingly awesome (and seemingly never complete) skins. 
Anywho, as I said, I also want these to work on XP and Windows 7. Since Windows 7 is so similar to Vista, I've found that most of the main skin elements that I build work find with Windows 7, but the 7-specific parts remain unskinned because I have no way of testing them for myself and I don't want to juggle the skin back and forth to have someone else test it for me.
We should be getting a Windows 7 upgrade for one of our desktops. We also have an older desktop that's running Windows XP. Which would give me access to all three platforms.
Which brigs me to my question. If I want to test the skins I'm building to see if they work on those other platforms, would I be required to purchase WindowBlinds for XP and W7 all over again? Or would I be able to download Impulse on those computers, log in, and download my previously purchased copy of WindowBlinds to those other two computers as well?
I understand fighting software piracy and all that. But it used to be if you bought software on a disk, you used your little cd key and installed it wherever you wanted. Quite frankly, I miss those days.
The internet makes things so complicated.
Reply #2 Tuesday, May 11, 2010 9:18 AM
From the E.U.L.A.:
YOU MAY:
1. Install and use one copy of the SOFTWARE on a single computer.
2. Install a second copy of the SOFTWARE on a second computer only if you are the main user of this computer (home computer or laptop for example).
Reply #3 Tuesday, May 11, 2010 11:06 AM
And of course single computer includes all OSes on that computer. However, multiple installs in a short period of time may trip activation counts, so try not to do a bunch of installs at the same time.
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Reply #1 Monday, May 10, 2010 8:25 PM
From the Stardock FAQ's -
Q: I have a laptop and a desktop. Can I install the software on multiple machines?
A: Yes, to a point. Only 1 copy of the product can be used at once per license. But if you want to have it on both home and work or install it on the road that is not only allowed but recommended. As long as only one copy is actively in use (someone sitting at the computer) at any one time, you are covered.
As long as the computers are yours you should be OK.