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Husky wrote:
Interesting, how do you avoid the remind me NAG ? Or for that matter, how do you get it to work past the 30 day grace period allowed before needing to activate ? They could have cracked it.. generated a false number (but working one.).. Downloaded a volume license copy of Windows XP and used it.. Used one of the many methods on the Internet for getting past activation... Or.. More likely.. Mistook "registration" for "activation". -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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You can't. You need to activate Windows XP within
thirty days of installation. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Husky" wrote: | Interesting, how do you avoid the remind me NAG ? | Or for that matter, how do you get it to work past the 30 day grace period | allowed before needing to activate ? |
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On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:05:47 -0500, "Carey Frisch [MVP]"
wrote: You can't. You need to activate Windows XP within thirty days of installation. Guy says he does it with a registered version. I want to know how... -- more pix @ http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/index.html |
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"Guy" is full of beans....
-- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Husky" wrote: | Guy says he does it with a registered version. I want to know how... |
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"" wrote:
"Guy" is full of beans.... -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- "Husky" wrote: | Guy says he does it with a registered version. I want to know how... Hello, I havent been keeping track, but i use reset5.02 to disable the activation, this dose only work upto service pack1, but i don’t intend on upgrading to SP2, if it works, then why upgrade, lots of compnays (infect the majority) still use windows 2000 with win 2k servers, whats the point upgrading if it alredy works. Plus from past experiance i have discovered that upgrading from one SP to another causes general instability and anoyance, alot of the updates that MS provide (including SP2) just have a feel good factor "I have all updates... My PC must be secure". Obviusly this is not so, and as such i am behind a hardware firewall and ontop of that run a personal firewall (ZA Pro to be exact) along side spybot S & D and AntiVir (compleat with automated internal update server), basicly i refer you back to "if it works, why upgrade?" -- Posted using the http://www.windowsforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.windowsforumz.com/New-Use...ict396721.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.windowsforumz.com/eform.php?p=1313790 |
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basicly i refer you back to "if it works, why upgrade?"
Sooner or later, you become obsolete. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Perhaps the same problems that cause instability in your computer are
related to your need to use such things as reset5.02. "if it works, why upgrade?" Perhaps it does work. Or perhaps it seems to work but you can not see that it is broken. Service Packs have not caused me any problems, but then I take care of my computers so the Service Packs install smoothly. -- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org "Sparda" wrote in message Hello, I havent been keeping track, but i use reset5.02 to disable the activation, this dose only work upto service pack1, but i donâ?Tt intend on upgrading to SP2, if it works, then why upgrade, lots of compnays (infect the majority) still use windows 2000 with win 2k servers, whats the point upgrading if it alredy works. Plus from past experiance i have discovered that upgrading from one SP to another causes general instability and anoyance, alot of the updates that MS provide (including SP2) just have a feel good factor "I have all updates... My PC must be secure". Obviusly this is not so, and as such i am behind a hardware firewall and ontop of that run a personal firewall (ZA Pro to be exact) along side spybot S & D and AntiVir (compleat with automated internal update server), basicly i refer you back to "if it works, why upgrade?" -- Posted using the http://www.windowsforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.windowsforumz.com/New-Use...ict396721.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.windowsforumz.com/eform.php?p=1313790 |
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On 19 Jul 2005 20:35:36 -0400, Sparda wrote:
"" wrote: "Guy" is full of beans.... -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- "Husky" wrote: | Guy says he does it with a registered version. I want to know how... Hello, I havent been keeping track, but i use reset5.02 to disable the activation, this dose only work upto service pack1, but i don’t intend on upgrading to SP2, if it works, then why upgrade, lots of compnays (infect the majority) still use windows 2000 with win 2k servers, whats the point upgrading if it alredy works. Plus from past experiance i have discovered that upgrading from one SP to another causes general instability and anoyance, alot of the updates that MS provide (including SP2) just have a feel good factor "I have all updates... My PC must be secure". Obviusly this is not so, and as such i am behind a hardware firewall and ontop of that run a personal firewall (ZA Pro to be exact) along side spybot S & D and AntiVir (compleat with automated internal update server), basicly i refer you back to "if it works, why upgrade?" Why upgrade from win 3.01 ? Because you'll get trampled in the advancing technology is why if you don't.. And SP2 is a big improvement. -- more pix @ http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/index.html |
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"" wrote:
basicly i refer you back to "if it works, why upgrade?" Sooner or later, you become obsolete. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html It dose take a long time for a OS to become obsolete, for example you can (if you want) play Grand Theft Auto 3 or vice city on windows 98. And as i said most companys still use windows 2000 with win 2k servers, this is probably due to cost benifit analysys showing that the cost vastly out wighs the benifit. From microsofts point of view windows 2000 went obsolete a few months ago (they officaly stoped providing support) how ever i can safly say it will be a year or 2 after long horns release that win 2003 domain (with ither xp or long horn clints) will out wight win 2000, as such software vendors will be obliged to make there software compatible with as many versions of windows as posible (probably from 2000 up). But thats the point any way, you only upgade when it no longer works, which as i have said will be several years from now. -- Posted using the http://www.windowsforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.windowsforumz.com/New-Use...ict396721.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.windowsforumz.com/eform.php?p=1314052 |
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"" wrote:
On 19 Jul 2005 20:35:36 -0400, Sparda wrote: "" wrote: "Guy" is full of beans.... -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- "Husky" wrote: | Guy says he does it with a registered version. I want to know how... Hello, I havent been keeping track, but i use reset5.02 to disable the activation, this dose only work upto service pack1, but i don’t intend on upgrading to SP2, if it works, then why upgrade, lots of compnays (infect the majority) still use windows 2000 with win 2k servers, whats the point upgrading if it alredy works. Plus from past experiance i have discovered that upgrading from one SP to another causes general instability and anoyance, alot of the updates that MS provide (including SP2) just have a feel good factor "I have all updates... My PC must be secure". Obviusly this is not so, and as such i am behind a hardware firewall and ontop of that run a personal firewall (ZA Pro to be exact) along side spybot S & D and AntiVir (compleat with automated internal update server), basicly i refer you back to "if it works, why upgrade?" Why upgrade from win 3.01 ? Because you'll get trampled in the advancing technology is why if you don't.. And SP2 is a big improvement. -- more pix @ http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/index.html Service Pack 2 is a big improvment on Win 3.01? I dare say it is, but there igo agian been pedantic. Obviusly win 3.01 can be said not to work becasue it wouldnt not do what i requier, which is play DirecX 9 games. You may now wonder why I use XP over 98 or even XP over 2000, well, im not sure why i use xp over 2000, there is no reason why i should (guess this gose back to most companys using win 2000) I could do every thing I wanted to do on windows 2000, the reasons for xp over 98 are fairly obviuse, 1. More stable 2. NTFS support 3. Back ground services act more like deamons 4. Some recent games (such as san andras) wont work on 98. What do you mean service pack instalments go smoothly? of course they apar to install smoothly, untill you disccover your printer prints all letters as question marks and windows thinks you have DirecX 7 installed. -- Posted using the http://www.windowsforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.windowsforumz.com/New-Use...ict396721.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.windowsforumz.com/eform.php?p=1314704 |
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Shenan wrote:
Sooner or later, you become obsolete. Sparda wrote: It dose take a long time for a OS to become obsolete, for example you can (if you want) play Grand Theft Auto 3 or vice city on windows 98. And as i said most companys still use windows 2000 with win 2k servers, this is probably due to cost benifit analysys showing that the cost vastly out wighs the benifit. From microsofts point of view windows 2000 went obsolete a few months ago (they officaly stoped providing support) how ever i can safly say it will be a year or 2 after long horns release that win 2003 domain (with ither xp or long horn clints) will out wight win 2000, as such software vendors will be obliged to make there software compatible with as many versions of windows as posible (probably from 2000 up). But thats the point any way, you only upgade when it no longer works, which as i have said will be several years from now. As I said.. "Sooner or later.." I know of places with NT 4.0 servers and Windows 98 workstations - not usually by choice, but by financial limitation (not enough money for the hardware upgrade, not enough money for the necessary software upgrade/modification.) In technology, life of an OS seems to be about 10-15 years ... tops. After that, you "have to upgrade". However, usually - those who only upgrade at that point don't have to upgrade anymore - as their services have also lapsed into obsolescence. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Carey has forgotten more about Activation than you ever knew about Windows.
Most of the items you talk about having replaced have nothing to do with activation. Go to the Microsoft.com website and search on "XP Activation." How activation works is mostly public information which you can read at your leisure. "Husky" wrote in message ... On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:35:00 -0500, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: There is no limit to the number of times you can activate Windows XP installed on the same computer. If you are unable to activate via the internet, then select the alternative option to "activate by phone". How to activate Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307890 If you haven't upgraded your machine often enough, or re-installed the OS for whatever reason, and activated the MS liar software a minimum of 25 times, you don't know what you're talking about. The software that calls you liar and thief starts every time you run the machine. I replaced wheel mice maybe 5-6 times. each one triggering something in the liar monitor. I didn't bother to track it because activation took less than a minute. Now every time something blows up and the liar software tells you to reactivate, it's going to be a minimum of one hour listening to a machine that can't help you, then handed off to someone where your language is a 2nd language to them assuming they can read the numbers correctly the 1st few times. I guess they assumed the numbers they threw out could be argued as your fault, assuming you hadn't written them down as they were said. From now on every time this machine gets the urge, it's back to the same endless garbage on EVERY activation until I do switch to a BETTER OS.. Where are you Amiga ?????????? -- more pix @ http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/index.html |
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worthless activation
Why should you have to 'ACTIVATE' something you've already paid for more than once ? Because you don't own your copy of the software. Yes you have the software on a CD that is in your possession. But you do not own the software. activation gives you permission to use the software that is owned by MS. not by you. |
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worthless activation
Although I legally own my copy of XP, i chose not to activate windows, living in England and not the US or any other country, it is perfectly legal to by pass the windows activation, I prefer my anonymity, the less information I send to Microsoft, the better, plus I can use this copy of XP on many different PC (obviously not at the same time :P) I'm sure you didn't mean it exactly. But no. Legally you DO NOT own your copy of XP. Rather, if you purchased the software the legally you have been authorized use of the software. About the only thing you can say you own is the actual CD. Not the data on it. I've always found it rather funny when I read about kooks who don't want to send MS or another company info about their PC when no personal info is sent and when such methods DO NOT track piracy. You see, if you choose not to send reports when errors happen or PC hardware config info. Then YOU are making it that much harder for MS to output a quality product. The more thy know about your hardware config the more they can work to prevent whatever errors you are having from occurring in future releases |
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worthless activation
On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:40:47 -0400, Husky wrote:
On 18 Jul 2005 21:35:36 -0400, Sparda wrote: Although I legally own my copy of XP, i chose not to activate windows, living in England and not the US or any other country, it is perfectly legal to by pass the windows activation, I prefer my anonymity, the less information I send to Microsoft, the better, plus I can use this copy of XP on many different PC (obviously not at the same time :P) Interesting, how do you avoid the remind me NAG ? Or for that matter, how do you get it to work past the 30 day grace period allowed before needing to activate ? If he is correct then its probably no less illegal to download cracks But somehow I doubt that. Depends on the country of course but I seriously doubt its legal in Britain, Australia and Ireland to name a few |
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