Windows XP, hardware upgrade headache

Just saw at <b><A HREF="http://www.aceshardware.com" target="_new">Ace's Hardware</A></b>

>><b>The company's new product-activation technology, which locks Office XP or Windows XP to a particular PC hardware configuration, can deactivate unexpectedly, rendering the software useless until a code number is obtained from Microsoft. The feature could present the biggest headache to people that frequently upgrade or change components on their PCs.</b><<

<b><A HREF="http://www.aceshardware.com/Spades/list_news.php?category=SOFTWARE" target="_new">http://www.aceshardware.com/Spades/list_news.php?category=SOFTWARE</A></b>

Good or Bad have no meaning at all, depends on what your point of view is.

Thats gonna be a royal pain!!

Im savin up for a Cobra!! Hehe!!

Just give me your email address.

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Apple? Macintosh? What are these strange words you speak?

this is the exact reason for the activation thing...
btw...i want in too...just add an @aol.com at the end of my username

<A HREF="http://gamershq.madonion.com/compare2k1.shtml?2096468" target="_new">P4 + SDRAM</A> = <b>BAD</b>

Oh, thanks anyways.

My system: <A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?rigid=8946" target="_new">http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?rigid=8946</A>