Re: XP activation issue

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Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote:
I feel "activation limit reached" is a bad choice of words, however it is somewhat accurate.
That message comes up when you have activated over a certain # of times in a short period of time.
At that point you have exceeded the activation limit for internet activation leaving phone activation as the only option.

Drivers ARE hardware, at least they affect hardware to a point that the hardware may seem as new or replaced.
Nothing says drivers are supposed to be signed. Microsoft would like it that way, but many hardware manufacturers do not submit their drivers for the necessary costly certification.

30 days initially for activation, but you are not referring to initial activation.

The quote from the Microsoft customer service rep in your other post is pure fantasy.
I have known too many that have activated too many times for there to be such a limit.
As I said before, FUD spread by the Microsoft critics.
Some of the critics feel the need to spread FUD since they are incompetent otherwise.
Ask for a reputable source next time you communicate.


I did quote a reputable source, a MS agent. It was he who was spreading the FUD and not the poster on the forum. Why don't you go read the forum
post I gave you a link to and see for yourself.
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