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"" wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:46:27 -0500, "Shenan Stanley"
> <newshelper@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Husky wrote:
> >> Did MS tell you in lettering large enough that didn't
> require a
> >> lawyer that you only bought 25 uses of it ?
> >>
> >> Seems every time you upgrade your machine, crash, have to
> reinstall
> >> the os etc.. in general come up face to face with every bug
> MS is
> >> capable of throwing at you, and every time you have to
> activate
> >> brings you closer to having to ask every time one of these
> annoyances
> >> crashes you for permission to use your machine again from
> someone so
> >> bored of reading the same numbers over and over again all
> day long
> >> that you seriously consider taking a hammer to the machine
> ?
> >>
> >> And they wonder why there's piracy... This time next year
> after my
> >> 50th activation are they going to tell I can' activate at
> all ?
> >>
> >> I'm thinking I'll say goodbye to MS long before I reach
> that date.
> >>
> >> And if anyone cares this is on a registered copy less than
> a year old.
> >
> >First paragraph - incorrect.
> >Second paragraph - usually your own fault.
> >Third paragraph - insanity.
> >Fourth paragraph - personal choice.
> >Fifth paragraph - registration is optional, activation is
> mandatory.
> >
> >Simply put - other than you making a statement that you are
> considering not
> >using a Microsoft product anymore - everything you stated is
> due to
> >ignorance of the facts about activation, poor maintenance of
> the machine
> >(ignorance of how to properly maintain a Windows computer)
> and/or just
> >ranting and raving because of some unknown event that has
> happened to you.
> >
> >You can activate your copy of Windows XP (if an OEM copy -
> 'on the same
> >hardware' should be added) an unlimited number of times.
> Depending on how
> >often and the circumstance - you may find yourself required
> to call and
> >actibvate over the telephone instead of the Internet.
> >
> >While there are bugs in Windows XP - a majority of computer
> problems
> >(evident even by these newsgroups) are user issues - either
> by direct
> >interaction or by the attempted use of obselete
> hardware/software. A
> >reinstall of a system should hardly ever be "necessary" -
> given proper
> >maintenance. Yes - hardware can and will go bad - this is a
> valid reason -
> >and it can be disheartening to find out that you had
> purchased an OEM
> >version of Windows XP and when your motherboard and hard
> drive fried from
> >that lightning strike - the copy of Windows XP went with it
> because you
> >cannot get the manufacturer to replace it since your PC is
> out of warranty.
> >To be perfectly honest however, that would usually be the
> fault of the OEM
> >that sole you the PC for customizing the copy of Windows XP
> so much.. If
> >your machine was that old and you replaced the motherboard
> and hard drive
> >and reinstalled Windows - you would probably activate it with
> no problem if
> >the copy of Windows was a generic OEM.
> >
> >The fact about activation is it is unlimited - you can do it
> as often as you
> >want as many times as you want and Microsoft has even stated
> that when
> >Windows XP support ends, the activation necessity will
> somehow be "removed".
> >If you are having trouble with activation by Internet - you
> try telephone
> >activation.. if you have to talk to a MS representative
> instead of the
> >automated line - you tell them your story.. Then you are
> reactivated. To
> >put it in simplest terms - if you wanted to reactivate your
> copy of Windows
> >XP without interacting with anyone - you could reinstall and
> do so every 121
> >days.
> >
> >First of all - what caused this rant? Can we help solve this
> problem so
> >that your machine will not be so unreasonably unstable that
> you have to
> >reinstall this often? Are you performing tests opf some sort
> that requires
> >you to start at a certain point every so often? Have you
> ever considered an
> >imaging product to backup your system after a fresh
> installation/activation?
> >
> >If this was more of a trolling expedition - I expect you to
> get a few more
> >hits with or without your further participation. Otherwise -
> perhaps you
> >should consider learning about your system, how to secure and
> stabilize it
> >and how to basically maintain/troubleshoot it and see if all
> of your worries
> >don't just go away... I'll wait for an answer before I
> assist further..
> >
> >--
> >Shenan Stanley
> > MS-MVP
>
> About the only thing that can be said is if you haven't
> reached the 25 modem
> activation limit yet, you don't know what you're talking about
> or in for.
> That installation serial of yours is trash after 25
> activations.
>
> And still they miss the point that MS is calling anyone using
> their software a
> bunch of liars and thieves. And they let a DUMB machine make
> that decision.
>
> Why should you have to 'ACTIVATE' something you've already
> paid for more than
> once ?
>
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Although I legally own my copy of XP, i chose not to activate windows,
living in England and not the US or any other country, it is perfectly
legal to by pass the windows activation, I prefer my anonymity, the
less information I send to Microsoft, the better, plus I can use this
copy of XP on many different PC (obviously not at the same time
)
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