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[ddouglass]

Because that is the MTU method for this kind of problem. Everytime you re-install Windows the system identifier changes. MTU uses that id to tell it which computer and how many computers the program is installed on. So if you try to re-install more than once you have exceeded the 2 computer limit. MTU will then have to reset your registration to allow you to re-install again.

Just as an FYI Bill Gates does keep track of how many times you re-install Windows through their active verification program which runs everytime you update. And they have said that at some point in the future they were going to limit the number of installs and require you to call them to get a new install key.

You see this in the forums for the same reasons you have. Sometimes things happen to computers that require reloading. The 2 computer limit is MTU's way of protecting itself from those who would violate the license and install it on multiple computers or give the program to their friends for free, which is known as software piracy. Many a small company has gone out of business because they didn't get any revenue from their product due to piracy.