Sorry if this has been answered already elsewhere but I could not find this question answered clearly anywhere. If you can answer this or let me know a microsoft email addy I can send this to, I would appreciate it. I am totally fine with MS trying to protect their work and their revenues. I never used pirated software and never will ... My question is actually simple: I just installed FSX on my computer. Works great. But 6 months from now I want to get a new computer (more powerful) to take advantage of all the FSX features. Just to be clear I don't want to use FSX on two computer at the same time. I will uninstall FSX from my old rig and install it on the new one. Will I be allowed to install my copy of FSX on my new computer? or will I be forced to buy a new license? Anybody knows how to answer this question? or do you know of an email addy at Microsoft I can send my question to? In the Microsoft support document it says that I would be allowed to install FSX twice http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/927007... does this mean that the second time will count as the installation on my new computer? thanks for any help you can provide!

Just read the EULA.txt that shipped with your copy of FSX, in the main FSX folder. THAT is your legal binding agreement with MS, not the incorrect rubbish they have posted on their site. If you scan down a few pages or search on `EULA` in this forum you can find all sorts of discussions on this.In simple terms, the EULA for FSX is the same as that for Windows XP - install it as many times as you like, providing it's only on one machine at a time. If you run into any problems, sue Microsoft and alert the European Courts of your action, as no doubt a class action will result.MS don't like the European Court. ;)But in actuality it's not as simple as that - The issue that we are still waiting for clarification on is what impact the new licensing terms for Vista will have on legitimate consumers who upgrade their hardware to improve their FSX experience, because THAT DOES LIMIT the number of installations to just two, and that doesn't seem fair when FSX will require a hardware upgrade to a DX10-compatible card to make use of the DX10 features when FSX is patched. It defies natural justice to have to count that hardware upgrade (which will force Vista to reactivate) to be counted against the Vista users available tally.You may need to consider very carefully which operating system you specify for your new computer.Allcott

In my country the laws are very simple. Any seller can give any piece of paper along with their product but unless and until you agree and explicitly sign on it( physical signature or thumb print is necessary), there is no legal validity. Ticking I agree, statements like if you bought means you agree and things to such effect has no legal sanctity here. So, after I upgrade I ring up, if no no by MS then courts will take up the matter.I dont know who coined the term EULA, that A stands for Agreement, how can there be an agreement unless I've agreed under my hand and seal? Objective manifestation of consent is not enough, subjective manifestation of consent is a must.Here is a brief description....whereas in many cases, the so-called shrink-wrap "license" agreement has not been reviewed at the time of purchase (having been hidden inside the box), and therefore is arguably not part of the sale of the copy, and thus not enforceable by either party without further "manifestation of assent" to its terms. In general, a user is not obligated to read, let alone consent to any literature or envelope packaging that may be contained inside a product; otherwise such transactions would unduly burden users who have no notice of the terms and conditions of their possession of the object purchased, or the blind, or those unfamiliar with the language in which such terms are provided, etc.