Re: Activation and reactivation and so on, and so on ...

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From: purplehaz (software_at_for.me)
Date: 03/12/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:28:19 -0500

BigBears2 wrote:
> I agree with hate ms. I have also not moved to xp because of the
> activation hastle.

What hassle. I have never had an activation problem or hassle and I have
activated probably 50 or so machines.

>Sometimes because of incompatable programs I may
> do a LLF format 5 times in one day and do a one every six months to
> keep the system clean.

With proper computer maintenance, security, patches, updated xp compatable
drivers, good surfing habits, and knowledge of good and bad programs this is
not necessary.

>It has been my experiance that an repair
> instulation does not get rid of unwanted files and other types will
> not get rid of boot sector coruption, when I want a program and all
> it's files gone I mean gone.

True, a repair install is not intended to get rid of any files. It just
fixes corrupted windows files. What's your point?

>They say reativation is free and
> unlimited but it's not unlimited and if done over a certain amount
> you have to plead your case to some half baked phone person.

It is unlimited and if you have to call it is automated or if you have to
talk to a person it a painless two minute call. The only time you will have
to call is if you change significant hardware or its been less than 120 days
since your last activation. If your changing hardware and/or activating in
less than 120 days frequently you may want to look into a volume license of
xp that has no activation or become an oem. A normal user does not have the
need to activate this often.

>I am
> sure at some point they will call you a lier and insist your
> activating on multiple machines or just a pirater and refuse to give
> you reactivation codes unless you buy another licence.

How are you sure? Have you heard it happen? I have never been refused. The
only time you could get refused is if you have an oem xp version and you
transfered it to another computer, which is not allowed.

>Aslo a point
> everyone has missed "what happeneds to you when you need to
> reactivate and microsoft no longer supports the product activation?"
> forever is never for forever just try to get replacement disks for
> win 3.11 or windows 95a,b or c. The $50 per reactivation charge will
> be part of the xp replacement.

When support for xp is gone the activation requirement will be taken out of
xp with a patch via windows update.

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