Re: Activation-removal feature - how about Escrow?

Call Microsoft and tell them that your are reactivating because you
had to reinstall your computer after a hard drive crash, they WILL
activate it, even if you changed the hard drive out. I activated this
way after replacing a hard drive and adding memory, but I needed
activation because it was a new install, not the same install on the
same hard drive.

They activated both Windows XP and Microsoft Office for me
without a problem.

As to the person below, I'm sure Borland/CodeGear would want to
know why you are activating by phone if you were calling them, and
there was a heavily tested internet/direct dial-up option available in
the software.

Microsoft activations seem to have a limit (have to call after you
activate xxx times in xxx months, etc.), but it seems to decay off
and reset about every 6 months or so.

- Nate.

"Edmund" <ed@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:456d1b92$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Didn't you write?:
Edmund wrote:
As for VISTA's new schemes, it's one reason why I'm not even going to
bother with VISTA(aside for the fact that I'd have to buy a whole
new computer to run the behemoth.)

You're not the first person to say this, and you won't be the last.
IMO, activation schemes are bordering on backfiring in a big way.


Well, it has backfired majorly. Two days ago, my co-worker's
mobo died. Refused to even beep despite me taking out every
darn component, except the power.

So, I pick up a new mobo (plus CPU and memory, since the
old CPU was a socket 478 one and 478 mobos aren't worth
investing anymore) yesterday. Then it hit me. Since
I've changed *ALOT* of components, I thought, "Oh crap.
WXP is gonna not like this." I was right. Had to
repair-install and was thinking of reactivating it
when I remembered MS updating their EULA on OEM systems.

Initial clarification from a MS techie? Replacing
the mobo means I no longer can use this XP OEM. I
need to buy a full fledge product. The same thing
with Office (also an OEM product). So right now,
I'm stuck with software that I CAN'T use (but legally
purchased) and will have to buy the full product
of the Operating system AND Office (both software
combined costs more than the system itself!).

I am *extremely* PO'd. Unfortunately for me,
the co-worker isn't that Linux-literate and
thusly I'm not able to hobble a decent Linux/KDE
system for her.

Did I mention that I *HATE* this new Activation
system? I did? Oh.

*sigh*

Edmund



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