What if we want to use our two licenses on different OS?

DadeThug26 · 06-19-2008, 06:05 AM

My desktop is a PC but my laptop is a Mac.. will I only be able to install on one?

Tony M · 06-19-2008, 06:15 AM

The only way you could use your second PC licence on the Mac is if you ran the game through a Windows emulator I believe.

battists · 06-19-2008, 09:57 AM

Redsoxford is correct. The two licenses that come with the game must be on the same OS, as stated in the license agreement.

It's basically because we have two separate licensing companies, one for Mac and one for PC, so they need to be separate.

That said, people have used Boot Camp in the past to run OOTP in Windows on a Mac! While this isn't an officially supported configuration, I'm certain that people in the General Discussions forum could help you figure that out.

I hope this is helpful. Unfortunately, it's sort of the final word on that, so I'm going to close out this ticket.

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06-19-2008, 09:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
battists OOTP Developments Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 17,024 Blog Entries: 7 Thanked 703x in 194 posts	Redsoxford is correct. The two licenses that come with the game must be on the same OS, as stated in the license agreement. It's basically because we have two separate licensing companies, one for Mac and one for PC, so they need to be separate. That said, people have used Boot Camp in the past to run OOTP in Windows on a Mac! While this isn't an officially supported configuration, I'm certain that people in the General Discussions forum could help you figure that out. I hope this is helpful. Unfortunately, it's sort of the final word on that, so I'm going to close out this ticket. Last edited by battists; 06-19-2008 at 09:58 AM.

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