Re: Information from MS and Activation of Word

From: John McGhie [MVP - Word] (john_at_mcghie.name)
Date: 03/01/04 

Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 18:54:08 +1100

Passport will show you what it intends to send, I believe. No, it does not
collect anything you do not type in.

Same with Activation: it sends what you type in, plus the encrypted licence
number. It returns an encrypted activation key that is personal to
yourself.

If you do not activate, the software degrades to read-only. You cannot save
anything or edit anything.

This responds to article <369a01c3fdb6$6e597ee0$a501280a@phx.gbl>, from
"anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
on 28/2/04 3:50 PM:

>
>> -----Original Message-----
> Does Passport captuer only the stuff
> I type in? Nothing from my computer
> that I don't know about?
>
> A little more explantion:
> I usually compose in WP, but the people
> I communitcate with use Word, so I translate
> into Word. Occasionally something doesn't
> transfer correctly, so I got in the habit
> of looking at the document in Word before
> sending it out. But I needed a neweer version
> of Word. Cheapest way I could find was to
> buy Works Suite 2004. When I opened that version
> of Word the screen told me I coule use it
> 50 times before I had to activate it. No
> comment about what would happen afer 50 times.
> That's the only reason I'm fussing with
> activaton.
> GT 

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