Re: Confused about Windows Validation

From: Alias (aka_at_maskedandanonymous.com)
Date: 02/04/05 

Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 11:42:33 +0100

"Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote
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| Hope this helps.
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| Gerry

Don't see how it can. The OP asked about Validation, not Activation. 

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| "psomerson" <psomerson@workmail.com> wrote in message
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| > 1. What does "Windows Validation" ( http://snipurl.com/b55x ) exactly
| > do? Does it just check whether your product key is not blacklisted? Is
| > the hardware unique id involved in any way, as with product
| > activation?
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| > 2. My XP system didn't pass "Windows Validation". Suppose I buy a
| > genuine Windows XP license, how do I use it to successfully validate
| > my
| > PC? There is a utility that changes the product key on various
| > Microsoft products including XP. Is it safe/legal to use?
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| > thanks
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