Q: Curious about XP's "future" activation...

[LM]

I am curious as to what happens when XP becomes "unsupported"
with regards to activation.

Does that mean you can no longer get an (re)activation code from
Microsoft?

Does XP become a "dead" (planned obsolescence?) operating system
that does not allow for upgrading my ancient computer without
triggering the WPA?

Charlie Legman

[Nicholas]

Q. "Does that mean you can no longer get an (re)activation code from=20
Microsoft?"

A. No=20

Q. Does XP become a "dead" (planned obsolescence?) operating system=20
that does not allow for upgrading my ancient computer without
triggering the WPA?

A. No


Microsoft Product Activation: Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp


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Nicholas

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"LM" > wrote in message:
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| I am curious as to what happens when XP becomes "unsupported"
| with regards to activation.=20
|=20
| Does that mean you can no longer get an (re)activation code from=20
| Microsoft?=20
|=20
| Does XP become a "dead" (planned obsolescence?) operating system=20
| that does not allow for upgrading my ancient computer without
| triggering the WPA?
|=20
| Charlie Legman

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

When Microsoft introduced Product Activation two years ago, they
also announced that, should they ever cease supporting a product that
requires activation, they'd make available a "patch" to remove the
activation requirement.

Bruce Chambers

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"LM" > wrote in message
...
> I am curious as to what happens when XP becomes "unsupported"
> with regards to activation.
>
> Does that mean you can no longer get an (re)activation code from
> Microsoft?
>
> Does XP become a "dead" (planned obsolescence?) operating system
> that does not allow for upgrading my ancient computer without
> triggering the WPA?
>
> Charlie Legman

[LM]

Bruce Chambers wrote:
>
> Greetings --
>
> When Microsoft introduced Product Activation two years ago, they
> also announced that, should they ever cease supporting a product that
> requires activation, they'd make available a "patch" to remove the
> activation requirement.
>
<snipped for brevity>

Thanks for the quick responce Bruce. :-)

After reading the Microsoft Product Activation FAQ kindly provided by
Nicholas (http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp),
I'm somewhat satisfied, though the word "likely" inserted in the
pertinent paragrah gives me some misgivings.

Charlie Legman

[LM]

Nicholas wrote:
>
> Q. "Does that mean you can no longer get an (re)activation code from
> Microsoft?"
>
> A. No
>
> Q. Does XP become a "dead" (planned obsolescence?) operating system
> that does not allow for upgrading my ancient computer without
> triggering the WPA?
>
> A. No
>
> Microsoft Product Activation: Frequently Asked Questions
> http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp
>
> --
> Nicholas


Thanks for the quick answers and the link Nicolas, much appreciated.

After having read it cover to cover (g), I do note the word "likely"
in the paragraph dealing with the subject! Hmmmm...

Charlie Legman

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

It's "legalese." Who can honestly expect anyone, major
corporation or not, to accurately predict the future?

Bruce Chambers

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"LM" > wrote in message
...
>
> Thanks for the quick responce Bruce. :-)
>
> After reading the Microsoft Product Activation FAQ kindly provided
by
> Nicholas
(http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp),
> I'm somewhat satisfied, though the word "likely" inserted in the
> pertinent paragrah gives me some misgivings.
>
> Charlie Legman

[Donald Link]

If and when that happen which should be many years in the future. (hopfully
but you never know with Mickey Mouse) there are ways to crack the activation
even now and with all the intelligent hackers around probably even more
common approaches will be advailable. I do not forsee any problem either
from Microsoft dropping activation or not being able to overcome dropped
support.




"LM" > wrote in message
...
> I am curious as to what happens when XP becomes "unsupported"
> with regards to activation.
>
> Does that mean you can no longer get an (re)activation code from
> Microsoft?
>
> Does XP become a "dead" (planned obsolescence?) operating system
> that does not allow for upgrading my ancient computer without
> triggering the WPA?
>
> Charlie Legman

[David Qunt]

"Bruce Chambers" > squirted these wordjisms
deep inside the bumtube of the news**** in news:vfp86t7m6rin14
@corp.supernews.com:

> Greetings --
>
> When Microsoft introduced Product Activation two years ago, they
> also announced that, should they ever cease supporting a product that
> requires activation, they'd make available a "patch" to remove the
> activation requirement.
>

You mean sort of like the one that's in the Devil's Own volume licence
edition? :)
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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

No, one won't have to steal to get it. ;-}

Bruce Chambers

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"David Qunt" > wrote in message
48.16...
>
> You mean sort of like the one that's in the Devil's Own volume
licence
> edition? :)
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