Any keys needed to activate SP3?

[Guest Dreamchaser]

Dear all,

 

I've read that SP3 will prompt for an activation key after a month of

installing. Is it true?

[Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Re: Any keys needed to activate SP3?

 

....and, where did you read this? A fairy tale book?

 

"Dreamchaser" <jchchye@gmail.com> wrote in message

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: Dear all,

:

: I've read that SP3 will prompt for an activation key after a month of

: installing. Is it true?

[Guest David B.]

Re: Any keys needed to activate SP3?

 

No, stop believing everything you read.

 

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"Dreamchaser" <jchchye@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Dear all,

>

> I've read that SP3 will prompt for an activation key after a month of

> installing. Is it true?

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Any keys needed to activate SP3?

 

On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 06:45:10 -0700 (PDT), Dreamchaser

<jchchye@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all,

>

> I've read that SP3 will prompt for an activation key after a month of

> installing. Is it true?

 

 

Completely false. You need to be more selective in what you read.

 

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[Guest Unknown]

Re: Any keys needed to activate SP3?

 

No!

"Dreamchaser" <jchchye@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Dear all,

>

> I've read that SP3 will prompt for an activation key after a month of

> installing. Is it true?

[Guest Phisherman]

Re: Any keys needed to activate SP3?

 

On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:08:10 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom>

wrote:

>No!

>"Dreamchaser" <jchchye@gmail.com> wrote in message

>news:2cae5542-794f-4cf0-b7aa-dab8dd3fe82c@i18g2000prn.googlegroups.com...

>> Dear all,

>>

>> I've read that SP3 will prompt for an activation key after a month of

>> installing. Is it true?

>

 

 

Well, my PC stated that I had an invalid key after SP3 installation

and gave me 30 days to correct it. I re-entered my product key and

now all is well.

[Guest Anteaus]

Re: Any keys needed to activate SP3?

 

 

-"Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:

> ....and, where did you read this? A fairy tale book?

 

Not quite sure if that's what you'd call http://microsoft.com...

 

...which states that the activation process is changed somewhat, in

particular allowing a reasonable time for re-activation after hardware

change.

 

This also (IME) has the effect that some machines may need re-activating. If

the machine is one with an OEM Windows, it may have been pre-activated with a

nonvalid key, in which case you may possibly have problems re-activating it.

Though, in most cases entering the sticker key will fix this.

[Guest Robert Church]

Re: Any keys needed to activate SP3?

 

Well of the few people I know only one had to reactivate after SP3 - that

came as a surprise of course - and was a totally valid license - never

changed or reinstalled - Only had to call MS once and was quickly

reactivated - MS hadn't a clue as to why ????????

Just for your info !!!!!

 

 

"Phisherman" <noone@nobody.com> wrote in message

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> On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:08:10 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom>

> wrote:

>

> >No!

> >"Dreamchaser" <jchchye@gmail.com> wrote in message

> >news:2cae5542-794f-4cf0-b7aa-dab8dd3fe82c@i18g2000prn.googlegroups.com...

> >> Dear all,

> >>

> >> I've read that SP3 will prompt for an activation key after a month of

> >> installing. Is it true?

> >

>

>

> Well, my PC stated that I had an invalid key after SP3 installation

> and gave me 30 days to correct it. I re-entered my product key and

> now all is well.

[Guest Dreamchaser]

Re: Any keys needed to activate SP3?

 

On Jun 5, 6:58 am, "Robert Church" <rachu...@tpg.com.au> wrote:

> Well of the few people I know only one had to reactivate after SP3 - that

> came as a surprise of course - and was a totally valid license - never

> changed or reinstalled - Only had to call MS once and was quickly

> reactivated - MS hadn't a clue as to why ????????

> Just for your info !!!!!

>

> "Phisherman" <no...@nobody.com> wrote in message

>

> news:covd4493f8qv6v5v3a75pnjtvljqs56lrn@4ax.com...

>

>

>

> > On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:08:10 -0500, "Unknown" <unkn...@unknown.kom>

> > wrote:

>

> > >No!

> > >"Dreamchaser" <jchc...@gmail.com> wrote in message

> > >news:2cae5542-794f-4cf0-b7aa-dab8dd3fe82c@i18g2000prn.googlegroups.com....

> > >> Dear all,

>

> > >> I've read that SP3 will prompt for an activation key after a month of

> > >> installing. Is it true?

>

> > Well, my PC stated that I had an invalid key after SP3 installation

> > and gave me 30 days to correct it.  I re-entered my product key and

> > now all is well.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Thanks all.