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More info?)
Yes you are correct- it's activation that I'm talking about... and XP is
saying that it has to be activated-- since it's tied to the hardware(which
hasn't changed) activating it should cause no problem at all, correct? I
guess I assumed when you activated a product the personal information was
"lifted" from the puter.
thank you, I beieve that the info that activation is tied to the hardware,
not the personal info, is the fact I was missing
ingrid
"Ken Blake" wrote:
> Ingrid wrote:
>
> > So, the question remains... will Microsoft allow the product to be
> > registered with a different name than it was originally activated
> > with? ingrid
>
>
> I'm not sure whether you're mixing up activation and registration or not,
> but just in case...
>
> Registration is completely different from activation. Registration is
> completely optional. It identifies the person who registers and is used
> primarily for marketing purposes by Microsoft.
>
> Activation is manditory. It's a completely anonymous procedure that
> essentially ties the particular *hardware* (not the person) to a product
> key.
>
> So the answer to the question "will Microsoft allow the product to be
> registered with a different name than it was originally activated with?" is
> that it was never activated with a name, there is no reason for her to
> register, there is no problem giving the computer to your sister, there is
> no need for her to reinstall XP (since you said the copy on the computer
> you're giving her won't be used elsewhere), and no need to reactivate.
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
>
> > "Peter Foldes" wrote:
> >
> >> IF it is not activated then yes it will stop after 30 days . At
> >> least that is how it is on a W2K3 and I presume same on a XP.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Peter
> >>
> >> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> >> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be
> >> acknowledged.
> >>
> >> "Ingrid" <Ingrid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:FFCE02E6-ED48-4A46-8E40-3A629AEB2D4D@microsoft.com...
> >>> Kelly,
> >>> When I reformatted & re-installed, XP asked if I wanted to activate
> >>> product now or be reminded every few days..... if it's not
> >>> activated, it'll stop working, right?
> >>> ingrid
> >>>
> >>> "Kelly" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi Ingrid,
> >>>>
> >>>>> When she tries to register XP will it be rejected?
> >>>>
> >>>> No. As a matter of fact registration isn't needed at all.
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>>
> >>>> All the Best,
> >>>> Kelly (MS-MVP)
> >>>>
> >>>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> >>>>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> >>>>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> "Ingrid" <Ingrid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>>> news
26286DC-2FDD-4D22-A5B2-82479890F6B8@microsoft.com...
> >>>>> I just got a new 'puter, so I have reformatted & re-installed XP
> >>>>> on my old computer, which I intend to give to my sister. I
> >>>>> entered her name when I went through the setup. When she tries to
> >>>>> register XP will it be rejected? It's a legit XP installation and
> >>>>> only one person(her) will be using it- I have registered XP on my
> >>>>> new computer under my name. She has her own copy of
> >>>>> XP- will she(in other words, will I--as she is MUCH less computer
> >>>>> literate than me) have to reformat my old computer with her XP
> >>>>> disk? Will that work,
> >>>>> or will the discrepancy between which drive XP is installed on
> >>>>> the second time around cause problems with registering? It
> >>>>> doesn't seem quite right that we have 3 legit XP installations
> >>>>> and will only be using 2 of them(as she
> >>>>> is throwing her 'puter away.
>
>
>
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