Guest Reds Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may relax the rules for using XP.
Guest Unknown Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. Very bad assumption. "Reds" <redex1398@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:redex1398-3D7710.13111718032008@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com... >I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of > Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the > same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may > relax the rules for using XP.
Guest Carey Frisch [MVP] Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. Windows XP licensing will always remain the same: One (1) license on one (1) computer only! -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User --------------------------------------------------------------- "Reds" wrote: I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may relax the rules for using XP.
Guest Colin Barnhorst Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. Yes, MS continues to support XP activation as they have in the past. Read the XP End User License Agreement for your copy of XP and continue to comply with it. This will not change even after XP is out of extended support six years from now. Of course they care if XP is installed on more than one computer at a time. Doing so requires additional licensing considerations. "Reds" <redex1398@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:redex1398-3D7710.13111718032008@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com... >I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of > Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the > same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may > relax the rules for using XP.
Guest PD43 Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. Reds <redex1398@hotmail.com> wrote: >I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of >Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the >same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may >relax the rules for using XP. I suppose we can assume that you're a freakin' software pirate... the type of person who causes the rest of us to pay more for the software we legally use... RIGHT?
Guest Ed Covney Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. > One (1) license on one (1) computer only! I totally agree, but about a month ago, I finally got fed up with a misbehaving 5-yr old motherboard, so I installed a new one and also replaced the HDD (320 vs 120 GB) while I was changing things. I then re-installed XP Pro (orig -slipstreamed to SP2) and fully expected to have to phone in the activation which completed in a millisecond ... the preferred way. So I must suspect MS made a change in the way the h/w hash is determined. And with all the other post SP2 updates and Office XP updates, the licenses have been re-validated a dozen or more times since. Go figure. Regards, Ed > > -- > Carey Frisch > Microsoft MVP > Windows Shell/User > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Reds" wrote: > > I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of > Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the > same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may > relax the rules for using XP.
Guest Colin Barnhorst Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. Changing a mobo does not always require reactivation. It depends on what devices are on the mobo versus which add-ins that you are carrying over, like the NIC. Don't worry about it. "Ed Covney" <ed(dot)covney(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote in message news:u6bAv6SiIHA.5956@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> One (1) license on one (1) computer only! > > I totally agree, but about a month ago, I finally got fed up with a > misbehaving 5-yr old motherboard, so I installed a new one and > also replaced the HDD (320 vs 120 GB) while I was changing > things. I then re-installed XP Pro (orig -slipstreamed to SP2) and > fully expected to have to phone in the activation which completed > in a millisecond ... the preferred way. > > So I must suspect MS made a change in the way the h/w hash is > determined. And with all the other post SP2 updates and Office > XP updates, the licenses have been re-validated a dozen or more > times since. Go figure. > > Regards, > > Ed > > >> >> -- >> Carey Frisch >> Microsoft MVP >> Windows Shell/User >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> "Reds" wrote: >> >> I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of >> Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the >> same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may >> relax the rules for using XP. > >
Guest Ghostrider Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. Ed Covney wrote: >>One (1) license on one (1) computer only! > > I totally agree, but about a month ago, I finally got fed up with a > misbehaving 5-yr old motherboard, so I installed a new one and > also replaced the HDD (320 vs 120 GB) while I was changing > things. I then re-installed XP Pro (orig -slipstreamed to SP2) and > fully expected to have to phone in the activation which completed > in a millisecond ... the preferred way. > > So I must suspect MS made a change in the way the h/w hash is > determined. And with all the other post SP2 updates and Office > XP updates, the licenses have been re-validated a dozen or more > times since. Go figure. > > Regards, > > Ed > No change to the overall scheme of things for WPA. The requirements are still the same. The WPA database still allows a discrete number of activations for any given Product Key within a 120-day period. A no-nonsense activation of a properly installed Windows XP product just means that this number of activations for this particular Product Key has not been exceeded within the current 120-day period. And this result can be probably expected for an ancient but still valid Product Key.
Guest Timothy Daniels Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. The people who really know the answer to this won't tell, and those who tell don't really know. Just use your common sense, taking into account the price of Vista, the price of XP, the number of people wanting to re-install their old XP after "experiencingi: Vista, and your own experiience (which does NOT involve risking death or imprisonment or fines). *TimDaniels* "Reds" wrote: >I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of > Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the > same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may > relax the rules for using XP.
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. Reds wrote: > I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of > Windows XP. Yes, of course. > Do they still care if more than one computer is using the > same copy. Yes, of course they're still opposed to theft. > I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may > relax the rules for using XP. Why would you ever assume such a silly thing? Microsoft still hasn't "relaxed" the licensing terms for MS-DOS. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
Guest Roger Blake Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. In article <DF6AEDA1-EA2B-45C1-AD4C-9B92B09EB26F@microsoft.com>, Colin Barnhorst wrote: > Yes, MS continues to support XP activation as they have in the past. Read The more interesting question may be whether they will at some point choose to no longer provide the activation service for XP, and force a true "end of life" to the product. -- Roger Blake (Subtract 10s for email.)
Guest Jonathan Perreault Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. hard to say, i had to change pc's often, cuz they kept crashing on me, crashing meaning dying on me, and i am at my last desktop, and i also expected issues with the activation, but what i did was i registered my copy of xp again and i had no issues. :S weird thing, but i think if you re-register, they probably look up your account and they figured you had issues and they don't ask you for phone, at least not when i did it "Reds" <redex1398@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:redex1398-3D7710.13111718032008@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com... >I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of > Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the > same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may > relax the rules for using XP.
Guest Colin Barnhorst Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. No. I asked that question of someone high enough in MS to give a definitive answer and the answer was that if XP activation is ever taken offline an alternative means of satisfying the activation software will be provided. It would be years from now before any decision would be taken as to just how that would work, however. "Roger Blake" <rogblake10@iname10.com> wrote in message news:slrnfu0vms.haj.rogblake10@moog.netaxs.com... > In article <DF6AEDA1-EA2B-45C1-AD4C-9B92B09EB26F@microsoft.com>, Colin > Barnhorst wrote: >> Yes, MS continues to support XP activation as they have in the past. >> Read > > The more interesting question may be whether they will at some point > choose to no longer provide the activation service for XP, and force > a true "end of life" to the product. > > -- > Roger Blake > (Subtract 10s for email.)
Guest Colin Barnhorst Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. Registration does not matter. Microsoft stopped linking activation and registration several years ago due to privacy considerations. There is no way to look up activation data that way. "Jonathan Perreault" <jonperreault@verizon.net> wrote in message news:1k%Dj.5840$sw3.3174@trnddc06... > hard to say, i had to change pc's often, cuz they kept crashing on me, > crashing meaning dying on me, and i am at my last desktop, and i also > expected issues with the activation, but what i did was i registered my > copy of xp again and i had no issues. :S weird thing, but i think if you > re-register, they probably look up your account and they figured you had > issues and they don't ask you for phone, at least not when i did it > > > > > "Reds" <redex1398@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:redex1398-3D7710.13111718032008@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com... >>I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of >> Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the >> same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may >> relax the rules for using XP. > >
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. "Reds" <redex1398@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:redex1398-3D7710.13111718032008@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com... >I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of > Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the > same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may > relax the rules for using XP. Reputedly, Microsoft only store the activation information on their systems for 120 days. This makes sense otherwise they would have to store activation information for every copy of Windows ever sold (and every other product that requires activation).
Guest Phisherman Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:01:09 GMT, Reds <redex1398@hotmail.com> wrote: >I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of >Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the >same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may >relax the rules for using XP. Yes, Microsoft is still actively and aggressively checking. If Microsoft says you have a non-genuine copy, it may very well be, but not necessarily so. Microsoft's "testing" of legal copies is genuinely flawed. One licence per computer for either Vista, XP, or any other O/S from Microsoft.
Guest Jonathan Perreault Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. well i don't know. all i know is i had to do activation by phone before and when i clicked register i expected to give me issues again and it didn't. "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message news:A183618A-0D13-4512-A44A-2EA5E3E74383@microsoft.com... > Registration does not matter. Microsoft stopped linking activation and > registration several years ago due to privacy considerations. There is no > way to look up activation data that way. > > "Jonathan Perreault" <jonperreault@verizon.net> wrote in message > news:1k%Dj.5840$sw3.3174@trnddc06... >> hard to say, i had to change pc's often, cuz they kept crashing on me, >> crashing meaning dying on me, and i am at my last desktop, and i also >> expected issues with the activation, but what i did was i registered my >> copy of xp again and i had no issues. :S weird thing, but i think if you >> re-register, they probably look up your account and they figured you had >> issues and they don't ask you for phone, at least not when i did it >> >> >> >> >> "Reds" <redex1398@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:redex1398-3D7710.13111718032008@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com... >>>I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of >>> Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the >>> same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may >>> relax the rules for using XP. >> >> >
Guest Colin Barnhorst Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. You can register as many times as you want. You are just registering yourself as a user anyway. Registration has nothing to do with activation. Nothing. "Jonathan Perreault" <jonperreault@verizon.net> wrote in message news:VzFEj.17187$Id3.8683@trnddc07... > well i don't know. all i know is i had to do activation by phone before > and when i clicked register i expected to give me issues again and it > didn't. > > > "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message > news:A183618A-0D13-4512-A44A-2EA5E3E74383@microsoft.com... >> Registration does not matter. Microsoft stopped linking activation and >> registration several years ago due to privacy considerations. There is >> no way to look up activation data that way. >> >> "Jonathan Perreault" <jonperreault@verizon.net> wrote in message >> news:1k%Dj.5840$sw3.3174@trnddc06... >>> hard to say, i had to change pc's often, cuz they kept crashing on me, >>> crashing meaning dying on me, and i am at my last desktop, and i also >>> expected issues with the activation, but what i did was i registered my >>> copy of xp again and i had no issues. :S weird thing, but i think if you >>> re-register, they probably look up your account and they figured you had >>> issues and they don't ask you for phone, at least not when i did it >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "Reds" <redex1398@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:redex1398-3D7710.13111718032008@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com... >>>>I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of >>>> Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the >>>> same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may >>>> relax the rules for using XP. >>> >>> >> > >
Guest Jonathan Perreault Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. in that case, i have no idea why it didn't give me any issues about activation, because i remember before the system crashed it had given me the hardest of times, to do it. ended up calling microsft and talking to a employee to get it working. i am just confused as to why i didn't get any issues this time. :S "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message news:B5DDB9E4-5096-463B-8DDF-C249D2AFCBC9@microsoft.com... > You can register as many times as you want. You are just registering > yourself as a user anyway. Registration has nothing to do with > activation. Nothing. > > "Jonathan Perreault" <jonperreault@verizon.net> wrote in message > news:VzFEj.17187$Id3.8683@trnddc07... >> well i don't know. all i know is i had to do activation by phone before >> and when i clicked register i expected to give me issues again and it >> didn't. >> >> >> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message >> news:A183618A-0D13-4512-A44A-2EA5E3E74383@microsoft.com... >>> Registration does not matter. Microsoft stopped linking activation and >>> registration several years ago due to privacy considerations. There is >>> no way to look up activation data that way. >>> >>> "Jonathan Perreault" <jonperreault@verizon.net> wrote in message >>> news:1k%Dj.5840$sw3.3174@trnddc06... >>>> hard to say, i had to change pc's often, cuz they kept crashing on me, >>>> crashing meaning dying on me, and i am at my last desktop, and i also >>>> expected issues with the activation, but what i did was i registered my >>>> copy of xp again and i had no issues. :S weird thing, but i think if >>>> you re-register, they probably look up your account and they figured >>>> you had issues and they don't ask you for phone, at least not when i >>>> did it >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Reds" <redex1398@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:redex1398-3D7710.13111718032008@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com... >>>>>I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of >>>>> Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the >>>>> same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may >>>>> relax the rules for using XP. >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >
Guest Colin Barnhorst Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. That wasn't registration. That was activation. You would never register over the phone. "Jonathan Perreault" <jonperreault@verizon.net> wrote in message news:AQQEj.15$N_5.10@trnddc05... > in that case, i have no idea why it didn't give me any issues about > activation, because i remember before the system crashed it had given me > the > hardest of times, to do it. ended up calling microsft and talking to a > employee to get it working. > > i am just confused as to why i didn't get any issues this time. :S > > "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message > news:B5DDB9E4-5096-463B-8DDF-C249D2AFCBC9@microsoft.com... >> You can register as many times as you want. You are just registering >> yourself as a user anyway. Registration has nothing to do with >> activation. Nothing. >> >> "Jonathan Perreault" <jonperreault@verizon.net> wrote in message >> news:VzFEj.17187$Id3.8683@trnddc07... >>> well i don't know. all i know is i had to do activation by phone before >>> and when i clicked register i expected to give me issues again and it >>> didn't. >>> >>> >>> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message >>> news:A183618A-0D13-4512-A44A-2EA5E3E74383@microsoft.com... >>>> Registration does not matter. Microsoft stopped linking activation and >>>> registration several years ago due to privacy considerations. There is >>>> no way to look up activation data that way. >>>> >>>> "Jonathan Perreault" <jonperreault@verizon.net> wrote in message >>>> news:1k%Dj.5840$sw3.3174@trnddc06... >>>>> hard to say, i had to change pc's often, cuz they kept crashing on me, >>>>> crashing meaning dying on me, and i am at my last desktop, and i also >>>>> expected issues with the activation, but what i did was i registered >>>>> my >>>>> copy of xp again and i had no issues. :S weird thing, but i think if >>>>> you re-register, they probably look up your account and they figured >>>>> you had issues and they don't ask you for phone, at least not when i >>>>> did it >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Reds" <redex1398@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:redex1398-3D7710.13111718032008@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com... >>>>>>I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of >>>>>> Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using >>>>>> the >>>>>> same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may >>>>>> relax the rules for using XP. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > > >
Guest Jonathan Perreault Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. that's what i said, i said it was a pain to activate it because i had changed motherboards, and i expected the same issue when i had to re-install but i didn't any issues "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message news:E677B317-9D68-4715-AFAC-EC3D5DCD77D2@microsoft.com... > That wasn't registration. That was activation. You would never register > over the phone. > > > "Jonathan Perreault" <jonperreault@verizon.net> wrote in message > news:AQQEj.15$N_5.10@trnddc05... >> in that case, i have no idea why it didn't give me any issues about >> activation, because i remember before the system crashed it had given me >> the >> hardest of times, to do it. ended up calling microsft and talking to a >> employee to get it working. >> >> i am just confused as to why i didn't get any issues this time. :S >> >> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message >> news:B5DDB9E4-5096-463B-8DDF-C249D2AFCBC9@microsoft.com... >>> You can register as many times as you want. You are just registering >>> yourself as a user anyway. Registration has nothing to do with >>> activation. Nothing. >>> >>> "Jonathan Perreault" <jonperreault@verizon.net> wrote in message >>> news:VzFEj.17187$Id3.8683@trnddc07... >>>> well i don't know. all i know is i had to do activation by phone before >>>> and when i clicked register i expected to give me issues again and it >>>> didn't. >>>> >>>> >>>> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message >>>> news:A183618A-0D13-4512-A44A-2EA5E3E74383@microsoft.com... >>>>> Registration does not matter. Microsoft stopped linking activation >>>>> and >>>>> registration several years ago due to privacy considerations. There >>>>> is >>>>> no way to look up activation data that way. >>>>> >>>>> "Jonathan Perreault" <jonperreault@verizon.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:1k%Dj.5840$sw3.3174@trnddc06... >>>>>> hard to say, i had to change pc's often, cuz they kept crashing on >>>>>> me, >>>>>> crashing meaning dying on me, and i am at my last desktop, and i also >>>>>> expected issues with the activation, but what i did was i registered >>>>>> my >>>>>> copy of xp again and i had no issues. :S weird thing, but i think if >>>>>> you re-register, they probably look up your account and they figured >>>>>> you had issues and they don't ask you for phone, at least not when i >>>>>> did it >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Reds" <redex1398@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>>> news:redex1398-3D7710.13111718032008@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com... >>>>>>>I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of >>>>>>> Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may >>>>>>> relax the rules for using XP. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted April 25, 2008 Posted April 25, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. "Ed Covney" <ed(dot)covney(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote in message news:u6bAv6SiIHA.5956@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> One (1) license on one (1) computer only! > > I totally agree, but about a month ago, I finally got fed up with a > misbehaving 5-yr old motherboard, so I installed a new one and > also replaced the HDD (320 vs 120 GB) while I was changing > things. I then re-installed XP Pro (orig -slipstreamed to SP2) and > fully expected to have to phone in the activation which completed > in a millisecond ... the preferred way. > > So I must suspect MS made a change in the way the h/w hash is > determined. And with all the other post SP2 updates and Office > XP updates, the licenses have been re-validated a dozen or more > times since. Go figure. > If you reinstalled XP and then reactivated afresh, it will almost certainly have gone through without problem. With all the Windows installations on the planet, Microsoft just cannot store the hardware hash that goes with each and every product key for ever. As a result, they only store the information for a limited period of time (reputed to be 120 days). This means that if you do a complete reinstall after this period, it will activate over the internet. This does not affect hardware *changes* on an existing installation tripping reactivation because that hardware hash is stored locally as well. Although this might indicate that you could illicitly make 2 installations if you do them more than 120 days (or whatever) apart, in practice one will fail if any attempt is made to perform an update.
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted April 25, 2008 Posted April 25, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. "Timothy Daniels" <NoSpam@SpamMeNot.com> wrote in message news:ODA23oUiIHA.5152@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > The people who really know the answer to this won't tell, > and those who tell don't really know. Just use your common > sense, taking into account the price of Vista, the price of XP, > the number of people wanting to re-install their old XP after > "experiencingi: Vista, and your own experiience (which does > NOT involve risking death or imprisonment or fines). > > Pricing doesn't necessarily come into it. European laws require the product to be useable for 10 years from end of supply (which hasn't happened yet). Some means of activation must be provided or the supplier gets to buy the product back.
Guest Timothy Daniels Posted April 25, 2008 Posted April 25, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. "M.I.5¾" wrote: > > "Timothy Daniels" wrote: >> The people who really know the answer to this won't tell, >> and those who tell don't really know. Just use your common >> sense, taking into account the price of Vista, the price of XP, >> the number of people wanting to re-install their old XP after >> "experiencingi: Vista, and your own experiience (which does >> NOT involve risking death or imprisonment or fines). >> >> > Pricing doesn't necessarily come into it. European laws require > the product to be useable for 10 years from end of supply > (which hasn't happened yet). Some means of activation must > be provided or the supplier gets to buy the product back. Pricing plays a part in making a product attractive to pirates. If Vista installation CDs cost $5, there would many fewer people who would buy pirated CDs instead of the genuine article. *TimDaniels*
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted April 28, 2008 Posted April 28, 2008 Re: Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. "Timothy Daniels" <NoSpam@SpamMeNot.com> wrote in message news:OjnIZ1vpIHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "M.I.5¾" wrote: >> >> "Timothy Daniels" wrote: >>> The people who really know the answer to this won't tell, >>> and those who tell don't really know. Just use your common >>> sense, taking into account the price of Vista, the price of XP, >>> the number of people wanting to re-install their old XP after >>> "experiencingi: Vista, and your own experiience (which does >>> NOT involve risking death or imprisonment or fines). >>> >>> >> Pricing doesn't necessarily come into it. European laws require >> the product to be useable for 10 years from end of supply >> (which hasn't happened yet). Some means of activation must >> be provided or the supplier gets to buy the product back. > > > Pricing plays a part in making a product attractive to pirates. > If Vista installation CDs cost $5, there would many fewer people > who would buy pirated CDs instead of the genuine article. > > Obviously pricing doesn't come into it, because Microsoft sell their products at a price that encourages piracy.
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