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the_crippler

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Just be aware that it might ask you to reactivate. Just a hard drive change is not generally enough to trip Windows' piracy detection, but it could still happen.
 
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Quoted from Norton's site :)

If you perform a Full system backup (disk image) which backs up everything on a hard drive or partition, no need for activation code again. If you have already activated the programs and then created a Ghost image of the hard disk, you will not need to reactivate any of the programs when you reimage the hard disk.

The Norton Ghost product CD is used to install the product and to start a computer by using the recovery environment. This disk is known as Symantec Recovery Disk. If you have purchased the download version of the product, download the Symantec Recovery Disk image file and create a Symantec Recovery Disk. You may also create a custom Symantec Recovery Disk for your computer. If you need to restore your computer, files, or folders using Symantec Recovery Disk (because you cannot start Windows normally), you can use the product CD to start the computer using the recovery environment.

The number of CDs/DVDs depend of the image size and data you have to backup. For 20 GB of data , it may go up to 4 DVDs(8GB each). There is also an option for backing up data in compressed and encrypted form which minimizes the storage space. Even if you use this option, some of the file formats can't be compressed further(for eg. Movie files like.dat,.mpeg). When you save backup data to CD/DVD, it is automatically split into the correct sizes if the backup spans more than one media. The size of recovery points depends on the amount of data you have backed up and the type of recovery point being stored. The speed of creating an Image depends on the destination at which you are storing it and the amount of data you have included in the image. For creating Images in CDs/DVDs may take more time as it is depended on the speed of the Writer.

Once you install and activate Norton Ghost, it is valid until you uninstall it. There is no subscription renewal for Norton Ghost Stand alone product.

For your last question, the answer is a simple one: End User License agreement. Unless you don't have valid License(for both Operating System and Other programs installed), you cannot use the same image in many computers. If you have valid licenses, you can use the same image, but you may need to reactivate those programs separately.
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the_crippler

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What was the point of all that? I wasn't bashing Norton or saying that it wouldn't work. the issue isn't with Norton. OP is changing a piece of hardware in the system, and that's what Windows cares about. If they've replaced any other hardware recently, or the drive is a different size or any other number of things can trip Windows activation. It's not going to always happen, but it can sometimes. I was just giving them a heads up in case it does happen, they're not caught off guard.
 
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I was just quoting Norton, Crippler. It explains how it won't ask for activation. You posed a good question and I found an answer to it. Don't get upset, man.
 
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It wasn't a question, it was a statement of fact based on experience, and Microsoft support will tell you the same thing. I've been using Norton for years and sometimes it will trip the activation. It happens.
 
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Well see now you're just getting upset over the internet, man. You're being straight up rude.

You POSED a question, statement, whatever YOU want to call it with your "expertise". And guess what? I complimented that and said that it was a good question or statement. Jesus H. Christ, man. You're talking to another experienced IT technician. Not on the internet, but in an actual business office. I know what I'm talking about too, buddy.

Oh, and just to add onto the stupid argument? Changing out your system RAM won't freaking trip off Windows activation. The ONLY time I had Windows activation trip off on me was because of an update to Microsoft Office 2010.

So there you go, the question has already been solved, and the Boudreaux's Butt Cream can be applied to your anus later.
 
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Only one getting upset and rude here is you. (Boudreaux's Butt Cream to my anus? Really? Grow up.) I don't know why you are so adamant about this issue when all I did originally was give someone a heads up about something that could happen, just so they would know.

The OP didn't give us any info other than that they were putting in a new SSD. Most likely, there won't be any issue, and I've said that repeatedly. But if they're going to go from a spin-drive to an SSD (like I did for a client last week) or they recently upgraded their GPU - it can happen. Windows activation detection can be really fickle. I really don't know why you're getting so angry over this.

i never once said that you didn't know what you're talking about, I'm just pointing out something that you might not have realized outside of a perfect world case. Deep breath, pal. In with the good air, out with the bad.
 
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