Inactivation of Windows Vista 64 bit

[Guest Eric Garrett]

The very slightest of hardware changes has resulted in inactivation of

Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit edition several times. Updating system BIOS,

video graphics adapter BIOS, adding a new disk to a redundant array and

extending the size of the system drive partition, etc., have all resulted in

the unfortunate inactivation of Windows and subsequent failure to reactivate

automatically requiring yet another call to the product activation center for

a new product identification key. Although I certainly understand the need to

protect proprietary rights, this has become an insurmountable effort and

problem for Microsoft customer who pay for the products and services that

they receive. This issue needs to be resolved as soon as possible.

 

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[Guest PvdG42]

Re: Inactivation of Windows Vista 64 bit

 

"Eric Garrett" <EricGarrett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> The very slightest of hardware changes has resulted in inactivation of

> Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit edition several times. Updating system BIOS,

> video graphics adapter BIOS, adding a new disk to a redundant array and

> extending the size of the system drive partition, etc., have all resulted

> in

> the unfortunate inactivation of Windows and subsequent failure to

> reactivate

> automatically requiring yet another call to the product activation center

> for

> a new product identification key. Although I certainly understand the need

> to

> protect proprietary rights, this has become an insurmountable effort and

> problem for Microsoft customer who pay for the products and services that

> they receive. This issue needs to be resolved as soon as possible.

>

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I would probably not post this if the original were in the Vista group, as

it is infested with anti-Vista trolls who will turn any constructive post

into a travesty of mindless name calling, but here I'll agree that the

sensitivity level needs to be adjusted, not only in 64 bit editions, but in

32 bit editions as well.

BTW, I voted "Yes".

[Guest kevpan815@hotmail.com]

Re: Inactivation of Windows Vista 64 bit

 

Re-Format Your Computer And Install Either 64 Bit Windows Server 2008

Release Candidate 0, 64 Bit Open Source Linux Ubuntu 7.04 RTW, Or 64 Bit

Open Source Linux Ubuntu 7.10 Official Beta, Just FYI.

 

P.S. 64 Bit Open Source Linux Ubuntu Contains A No Activation Needed, Feel

Free To Share This CD With Other Computer Users Policy, Just FYI.

 

"Eric Garrett" <EricGarrett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> The very slightest of hardware changes has resulted in inactivation of

> Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit edition several times. Updating system BIOS,

> video graphics adapter BIOS, adding a new disk to a redundant array and

> extending the size of the system drive partition, etc., have all resulted

> in

> the unfortunate inactivation of Windows and subsequent failure to

> reactivate

> automatically requiring yet another call to the product activation center

> for

> a new product identification key. Although I certainly understand the need

> to

> protect proprietary rights, this has become an insurmountable effort and

> problem for Microsoft customer who pay for the products and services that

> they receive. This issue needs to be resolved as soon as possible.

>

> ----------------

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>

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[Guest Carlos]

RE: Inactivation of Windows Vista 64 bit

 

Eric:

I have the following table that I once copied from somewhere in the net

(can't recall where) that has a "score" for each change you make in your

hardware.

Component Class Name Default Weight

CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM 1

IDE Adaptor 3

Physical OS Hard Drive Serial # 11

Display Adaptor 1

SCSI Adaptor 2

Audio Adaptor 2

Network Adaptor MAC Address 2

Processor 3

RAM Amount Range (i.e. 0-512mb, 512-1GB) 1

BIOS ID ('0' always matches) 9

 

Reactivation is required when you reach the 25 points limit.

Carlos

 

"Eric Garrett" wrote:

> The very slightest of hardware changes has resulted in inactivation of

> Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit edition several times. Updating system BIOS,

> video graphics adapter BIOS, adding a new disk to a redundant array and

> extending the size of the system drive partition, etc., have all resulted in

> the unfortunate inactivation of Windows and subsequent failure to reactivate

> automatically requiring yet another call to the product activation center for

> a new product identification key. Although I certainly understand the need to

> protect proprietary rights, this has become an insurmountable effort and

> problem for Microsoft customer who pay for the products and services that

> they receive. This issue needs to be resolved as soon as possible.

>

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[Guest PvdG42]

Re: Inactivation of Windows Vista 64 bit

 

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Eric:

> I have the following table that I once copied from somewhere in the net

> (can't recall where) that has a "score" for each change you make in your

> hardware.

> Component Class Name Default Weight

> CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM 1

> IDE Adaptor 3

> Physical OS Hard Drive Serial # 11

> Display Adaptor 1

> SCSI Adaptor 2

> Audio Adaptor 2

> Network Adaptor MAC Address 2

> Processor 3

> RAM Amount Range (i.e. 0-512mb, 512-1GB) 1

> BIOS ID ('0' always matches) 9

>

> Reactivation is required when you reach the 25 points limit.

> Carlos

>

Do you have a link for this, and are you sure the score table and threshold

are for Vista?

I see many reports where simply changing one component, like a video card or

CPU had triggered a reactivation in Vista. There are also numerous reports

of a BIOS update with no other changes triggering reactivation. These

reports seem to be at odds with your table.

[Guest Carlos]

Re: Inactivation of Windows Vista 64 bit

 

Hi:

Check this page

http://kb.wisc.edu/page.php?id=5294

under the section "Activation Hardware Tolerance".

You will find a table similar (or equal) to the one I posted.

I certainly know for sure that there have been cases where re-activation has

been asked just by changing the hard disk driver (just the driver, not the

physical disk), but I cannot account for bugs in Vista reactivation logic.

:)

Carlos

 

"PvdG42" wrote:

> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:5F78D568-215E-4A6B-8EDE-8C77BEB5F24F@microsoft.com...

> > Eric:

> > I have the following table that I once copied from somewhere in the net

> > (can't recall where) that has a "score" for each change you make in your

> > hardware.

> > Component Class Name Default Weight

> > CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM 1

> > IDE Adaptor 3

> > Physical OS Hard Drive Serial # 11

> > Display Adaptor 1

> > SCSI Adaptor 2

> > Audio Adaptor 2

> > Network Adaptor MAC Address 2

> > Processor 3

> > RAM Amount Range (i.e. 0-512mb, 512-1GB) 1

> > BIOS ID ('0' always matches) 9

> >

> > Reactivation is required when you reach the 25 points limit.

> > Carlos

> >

> Do you have a link for this, and are you sure the score table and threshold

> are for Vista?

> I see many reports where simply changing one component, like a video card or

> CPU had triggered a reactivation in Vista. There are also numerous reports

> of a BIOS update with no other changes triggering reactivation. These

> reports seem to be at odds with your table.

>

>

[Guest John Barnes]

Re: Inactivation of Windows Vista 64 bit

 

I haven't seen a later algorithm, and yes it is (was) for Vista. XP was

different. Many report the need to reactivate with what would be 1 point

changes in this list.

 

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=131

 

 

"PvdG42" <pvdg@toadstool.edu> wrote in message

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> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:5F78D568-215E-4A6B-8EDE-8C77BEB5F24F@microsoft.com...

>> Eric:

>> I have the following table that I once copied from somewhere in the net

>> (can't recall where) that has a "score" for each change you make in your

>> hardware.

>> Component Class Name Default Weight

>> CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM 1

>> IDE Adaptor 3

>> Physical OS Hard Drive Serial # 11

>> Display Adaptor 1

>> SCSI Adaptor 2

>> Audio Adaptor 2

>> Network Adaptor MAC Address 2

>> Processor 3

>> RAM Amount Range (i.e. 0-512mb, 512-1GB) 1

>> BIOS ID ('0' always matches) 9

>>

>> Reactivation is required when you reach the 25 points limit.

>> Carlos

>>

> Do you have a link for this, and are you sure the score table and

> threshold are for Vista?

> I see many reports where simply changing one component, like a video card

> or CPU had triggered a reactivation in Vista. There are also numerous

> reports of a BIOS update with no other changes triggering reactivation.

> These reports seem to be at odds with your table.

>

[Guest PvdG42]

Re: Inactivation of Windows Vista 64 bit

 

"PvdG42" <pvdg@toadstool.edu> wrote in message

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> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:5F78D568-215E-4A6B-8EDE-8C77BEB5F24F@microsoft.com...

>> Eric:

>> I have the following table that I once copied from somewhere in the net

>> (can't recall where) that has a "score" for each change you make in your

>> hardware.

>> Component Class Name Default Weight

>> CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM 1

>> IDE Adaptor 3

>> Physical OS Hard Drive Serial # 11

>> Display Adaptor 1

>> SCSI Adaptor 2

>> Audio Adaptor 2

>> Network Adaptor MAC Address 2

>> Processor 3

>> RAM Amount Range (i.e. 0-512mb, 512-1GB) 1

>> BIOS ID ('0' always matches) 9

>>

>> Reactivation is required when you reach the 25 points limit.

>> Carlos

>>

> Do you have a link for this, and are you sure the score table and

> threshold are for Vista?

> I see many reports where simply changing one component, like a video card

> or CPU had triggered a reactivation in Vista. There are also numerous

> reports of a BIOS update with no other changes triggering reactivation.

> These reports seem to be at odds with your table.

>

 

Thank you both, Carlos and John, for the links. Wish I could be sure it

really worked that way, as I want to upgrade the video card on one Vista box

here without any hassle :)

[Guest John Barnes]

Re: Inactivation of Windows Vista 64 bit

 

I realise it can be a little of a hassle to use telephone update, but it

usually takes 6-10 minutes max and would be no problem for only a video card

change. As Carlos said, sometimes a MOBO hd chipset driver will trigger it.

 

"PvdG42" <pvdg@toadstool.edu> wrote in message

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> "PvdG42" <pvdg@toadstool.edu> wrote in message

> news:%23MFW$bzCIHA.3332@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:5F78D568-215E-4A6B-8EDE-8C77BEB5F24F@microsoft.com...

>>> Eric:

>>> I have the following table that I once copied from somewhere in the net

>>> (can't recall where) that has a "score" for each change you make in your

>>> hardware.

>>> Component Class Name Default Weight

>>> CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM 1

>>> IDE Adaptor 3

>>> Physical OS Hard Drive Serial # 11

>>> Display Adaptor 1

>>> SCSI Adaptor 2

>>> Audio Adaptor 2

>>> Network Adaptor MAC Address 2

>>> Processor 3

>>> RAM Amount Range (i.e. 0-512mb, 512-1GB) 1

>>> BIOS ID ('0' always matches) 9

>>>

>>> Reactivation is required when you reach the 25 points limit.

>>> Carlos

>>>

>> Do you have a link for this, and are you sure the score table and

>> threshold are for Vista?

>> I see many reports where simply changing one component, like a video card

>> or CPU had triggered a reactivation in Vista. There are also numerous

>> reports of a BIOS update with no other changes triggering reactivation.

>> These reports seem to be at odds with your table.

>>

>

> Thank you both, Carlos and John, for the links. Wish I could be sure it

> really worked that way, as I want to upgrade the video card on one Vista

> box here without any hassle :)

>