Re: Reactivation Necessary

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From: JAX (slipslide_at_pop.not)
Date: 10/05/04 

Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 21:03:03 -0700

Hi Jupiter,

My post was based on the "assumption" that the OP was referring to a
re-install of the OS and applications that require activation. As you said,
"It is doubtful something could be created that is 100% reliable.".

JAX

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
news:OJ6SCNoqEHA.3868@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>I do not know about Norton, but for Windows there is no limit for the
>number of activations on the original computer.
>
> If Activation is tripped when it shouldn't, something went wrong.
> It is doubtful something could be created that is 100% reliable.
>
> See this link for more on WPA:
> http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm
>
> I am curious,
> "sort of unique identifier which any application could read"
> "which an application could use to tell whether that particular
> application on that particular computer has already been activated (or
> registered)"
> Since the hardware has not changed, or even if it has, how is software on
> the CD supposed to know it is being installed on the correct computer?
> The software won't have anything to identify the computer and the computer
> has nothing to identify if the software is legitimate.
> Somewhere along the way you will need activation or a substitute for
> activate as long as something is desired to limit installations.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
> "Matt Beckwith" <beckwith@wchsys.org> wrote in message
> news:48840616.0410041543.62f6e7ba@posting.google.com...
>> I'd like to open a discussion of the whole problem of an application
>> recognizing when reactivation is necessary.
>>
>> Recently, I've been asked to "reactivate" two applications, Windows XP
>> and Norton Systemworks.
>>
>> The fact that the applications thought that they needed to be
>> activated even though no such reactivation should be necessary is one
>> problem. But the bigger issue is, can an application figure out that
>> it's already been activated on a particular computer?
>>
>> I would think that each computer would carry some sort of unique
>> identifier which any application could read, analogous to a vehicle
>> identification number, which an application could use to tell whether
>> that particular application on that particular computer has already
>> been activated (or registered).
>>
>> This would solve the problem of needing to re-activate an application
>> when it's re-installed on a computer whose hard disk had to be
>> reformatted.
>>
>> Re-activation wouldn't be a problem if there were no maximum number of
>> activations for an application, but of course there are for most--as
>> there should be, since otherwise you could install the application on
>> all your friends' computers.
>
>

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