Re: Windows XP-Pro without activation ???

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From: Mike Brannigan [MSFT] (mikebran_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/01/04 

Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:07:11 +0100

"Emanuil ACHIM" <each@mro.man.de> wrote in message
news:OzfAWHzXEHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi all !
>
>
> Bad stupid situation, need urgently help ...
>
> I work (as software developer) for a big company which manufactures
printing
> machines. This machines are obsereved and manipulated from a "industrial
PC"
> (not for desktop usage), on the PC (currently Windows NT) runs only our
> software, nothing else, no office and no other software. The operator
works
> with only one programm (ours). We deliver the printing machine and the
> configured PC. The current (Windows NT) image and PC configuration was
> changed last time on year 1999. Today Microsoft have no more NT license to
> sells, so we must change the OS. Of course the first adress was XP-Pro.
But
> the company management decided that we cannot say to our customer "please
> activate your windows" (most printing halls have neither internet nor
> telephone).
>
> So we look for a LEGAL way to make a windows xp-pro image (all deliverd
PC's
> have the same configuration) without activation. Is this possible with
> Windows XP Professional ? Or is the only way ... Linux ???? (we really
think
> to make our software Linux compatible)
>
> For any idea, thanks a lot in advance,

Emanuil,

All you need do is Activate the machine prior to shipping the configured
device to the customer. 

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"Emanuil ACHIM" <each@mro.man.de> wrote in message
news:OzfAWHzXEHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi all !
>
>
> Bad stupid situation, need urgently help ...
>
> I work (as software developer) for a big company which manufactures
printing
> machines. This machines are obsereved and manipulated from a "industrial
PC"
> (not for desktop usage), on the PC (currently Windows NT) runs only our
> software, nothing else, no office and no other software. The operator
works
> with only one programm (ours). We deliver the printing machine and the
> configured PC. The current (Windows NT) image and PC configuration was
> changed last time on year 1999. Today Microsoft have no more NT license to
> sells, so we must change the OS. Of course the first adress was XP-Pro.
But
> the company management decided that we cannot say to our customer "please
> activate your windows" (most printing halls have neither internet nor
> telephone).
>
> So we look for a LEGAL way to make a windows xp-pro image (all deliverd
PC's
> have the same configuration) without activation. Is this possible with
> Windows XP Professional ? Or is the only way ... Linux ???? (we really
think
> to make our software Linux compatible)
>
> For any idea, thanks a lot in advance,
> Emil
>
>
>
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