Sorry, I don't know what happened!!!All my purchased Stardock products are on my personal laptop only. My son is now gone off to school and has a new desktop computer and I plan on taking over his old one. I'd like to put my software on his old desktop and I know that's allowed as long as only one system is used at a time. I plan on keeping his stuff on it so that he can play his games and go on the internet when he's visiting. I have two questions... Can I have Windowblinds and other programs installed and only used and seen by one user (me) and when he signs in to his, he only sees Windows XP and none of the customization that I use? And if he's visiting and using the desktop signed into his while I'm on my laptop, is that still kosher as far as licensing goes?


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on Sep 19, 2009

Does anybody have an answer to this one?


My other question was if I could install the software on the desktop but only for one user (me) and for it not to be available or set up for other users (my son). I want him to be able to click on his name and have it look exactly the way he left it (ugly XP with hundreds of icons on the desktop -ugh - but that's the way he likes it!). And I want to click on my name and have it set up with windowblinds, cursorfx, objectdock, etc.

 

 

if all is unloaded on his side and until he clicks: start > all programs > stardock

each account has access to the programs

each account can be user defined (with the exception of Iconpackager - it's kinda global)

if he don't want, he don't run it

on Sep 19, 2009

Hankers
Taken from Stardock's 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.

Those are the (official) terms of service (TOS) for Stardock's products.

As I responded earlier, I don't see any issue with what karmat is suggesting he will be doing.



Stardock FAQ'S

The part I made bold above is what's nagging me.
Let's assume it's the weekend, and the OP's son is at home on the computer,
and the Stardock software is running.  The OP then wants or has to do some work on his Laptop.
Wouldn't those lines then make that a no-no, aka. a violation of the TOS?

I ask this because I also have a Laptop and Desktop computer,
and occasionally my Daughter comes to visit, and uses my Desktop computer.

on Sep 19, 2009

from the WB EULA (there's one in each respective apps folder

 

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).


3. Install the SOFTWARE on another computer only
if you change your main workstation. In such a case
you must uninstall the software from the old
computer.


4. Use the SOFTWARE via a network, only if you
have purchased an adequate number of licenses.
The number of users must not exceed the number of
licenses you have purchased.


5. Make a copy of the SOFTWARE for archival
purposes only.

on Sep 19, 2009

Sorry Bichur, don't take this personally, but for me that doesn't answer the question at all.
Let me see if I can put this more clearly, (Substitute "Me/I" and "My Daughter" with "OP" and "OP's Son" where appropriate):

Both my Laptop and Desktop have WindowBlinds, Sound Packager and CursorFX running when they are on.
My Daughter comes to visit, and gets busy on MY Desktop computer where the Stardock software IS running,
aka. she is "using" the software.
I, at the same time, decides to do some graphic work on my Laptop, where the Stardock software is ALSO running,
aka. I am also "using" the Software.
In this case, this means that on both computers the Software is "being used".

Keeping in mind that she uses my account, (I only have one account on both machines),
the question then is, is that allowed, aka. a violation of the TOS/EULA?
Or is it ok due to me not personally using the Desktop at the same time as I am working on my Laptop?
Or would a workaround be that I'd have to make her her own account (which I really don't want to do)?

I hope that makes the question somewhat clearer...

 

 

on Sep 19, 2009

You bought it - you can install it on one computer (pc)

You can install it on another computer (lap) if you are the main user

 

your daughter is visting - doesn't count - not the same as if you went over to her place and installed so it would be there when you visited

 

I think the FAQ is slightly out dated - the EULAs were basically the same, but have changed

 

Plus, an FAQ is just that - an FAQ

You're not bound by FAQa your bound by EULAs

besides, how the that FAQ fit with Multiplicity which is designed to control multiple computers?

on Sep 19, 2009

check the EULA I posted from the WB folder

it does say that you have to be the main user - it doesn't say you can only use one at a time

on Sep 19, 2009

I don't believe Stardock would complain as long as it's on a family computer(s) in the same house or on a laptop that is taken to work. As long as the software is not 'shared' with friends outside of this environment you should be within acceptable use of the TOS.

As the op's question has been answered this post is locked.

on Sep 20, 2009

The part I made bold above is what's nagging me.
Let's assume it's the weekend, and the OP's son is at home on the computer,
and the Stardock software is running. The OP then wants or has to do some work on his Laptop.
Wouldn't those lines then make that a no-no, aka. a violation of the TOS?

Technically, yes, this would be a violation of the EULA.  Are we going to do anything about it in this situation? No.  Most of the legalese in the EULA is simply to cover our asses.  Ultimately, if someone is violating it we would have the burden of enforcing it, and we're not about to go around checking to make sure that dad and son are not both using the computers with a WindowBlind applied at the same time.

The wording in the EULA is not there so we can be jerks to our customers, it's there to prevent someone from buying a single license for one of our software titles and sharing it with all their buddies.

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