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| License Model. The software is licensed on a per copy per computer | basis. A computer is a physical hardware system with an internal storage | device capable of running the software. A hardware partition or blade is | considered to be a separate computer. | /qp | | Doesn't appear that a mobo, processor, ram, case or screw meet the above. | That's an interesting clarification. As I recall, when Product Activation was originally instituted, MS said the motherboard was the official licensee. The WinME packaging said the software was licensed both to the person and the hardware. Which raises interesting questions: [] ISTR - I think well before 7 - there being some sort of weighting: hard disc was so many points, changing the amount of RAM so many, and so on, and there being some sort of decaying threshold: if you changed enough to go above a certain number of points within a certain time, it required (re-)activation. A motherboard didn't _automatically_ cause re-activation to be required, but since it contains so many points-scoring items - ethernet port, sound, and so on - it usually did. I think _that_'s probably where the 120 days comes from: the idea was to let you upgrade (or replace broken bits of) your computer, but if you appeared to have replaced too much of it within a certain time, it triggered a re-ac. Presumably you could replace a third of it in 40 days or something like that, and allowing the whole computer in a third of the year was a good compromise between allowing upgrades and stopping piracy: the pirates were only going to be able to do at most 3 computers a year. But what do I know. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf All humanity is divided into three classes: those who are immovable, those who are movable, and those who move! - Benjamin Franklin |
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In message , Alias
writes: Andy Burns wrote: Alias wrote: J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: If that's really true, it would fall foul of the UK's "Unfair contract terms" legislation. If you open the package, you cannot get a refund. And to see the EULA, you need to open the package unless in the UK, the EULA is on the outside of the package. The outside of my Win7 Ultimate box (Retail not OEM) says "You must accept the enclosed license terms before you can use this software. To read the license terms go to www.microsoft.com/useterms" I guess they are finally waking up to the problem but what if you don't have Internet access? Or you won't have it until Windows is installed? Hmm. The essence of the unfair contract terms legislation is that any term which you cannot be aware of before the contract is in place is deemed invalid. (IANAL by the way!) But they could probably claim that you were aware of the requirement to check the net, and going ahead anyway without doing so (by using someone else's access) was a breach. It probably needs a test case to try it out; AFAI am aware, there hasn't been one, but I don't follow such things closely. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "images you may find disturbing". What? Like a mirror or an empty fridge? - Sarah Millican, RT 2014:5/31-6/6 |
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On 7/2/2014 5:28 PM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
[] | License Model. The software is licensed on a per copy per computer | basis. A computer is a physical hardware system with an internal storage | device capable of running the software. A hardware partition or blade is | considered to be a separate computer. | /qp | | Doesn't appear that a mobo, processor, ram, case or screw meet the above. | That's an interesting clarification. As I recall, when Product Activation was originally instituted, MS said the motherboard was the official licensee. The WinME packaging said the software was licensed both to the person and the hardware. Which raises interesting questions: [] ISTR - I think well before 7 - there being some sort of weighting: hard disc was so many points, changing the amount of RAM so many, and so on, and there being some sort of decaying threshold: if you changed enough to go above a certain number of points within a certain time, it required (re-)activation. A motherboard didn't _automatically_ cause re-activation to be required, but since it contains so many points-scoring items - ethernet port, sound, and so on - it usually did. I think _that_'s probably where the 120 days comes from: the idea was to let you upgrade (or replace broken bits of) your computer, but if you appeared to have replaced too much of it within a certain time, it triggered a re-ac. Presumably you could replace a third of it in 40 days or something like that, and allowing the whole computer in a third of the year was a good compromise between allowing upgrades and stopping piracy: the pirates were only going to be able to do at most 3 computers a year. But what do I know. Over the years I've read about so many ideas of what is really going on and I don't doubt what your saying is true but where do these conclusion come from. Yeas ago I read a heated debate involving an MSMVP stating that replacing the mobo was all it took to make that system ineligible for activation. I've never seen anyone cite their claims with a link. |
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Alias wrote, On 7/2/2014 8:51 AM:
. . .winston wrote: Alias wrote, On 7/2/2014 6:51 AM: MS says you may not. Experience says you can if you wait 120 days. Besides, what's a "new computer"? MS has never stated what part of a computer is "the" computer. Is it the processor, mother board, RAM, case, a screw that got updated? I have even called to activate successfully by stating I upgraded everything in the computer except the case. Apparently stated more clearly than understood cf. Win7 EULA qp License Model. The software is licensed on a per copy per computer basis. A computer is a physical hardware system with an internal storage device capable of running the software. A hardware partition or blade is considered to be a separate computer. /qp Doesn't appear that a mobo, processor, ram, case or screw meet the above. And so if your hard drive dies, they expect you to buy another license? That wasn't the purpose of my response i.e. only to clarify that MSFT does state what a computer is and that a mobo, processor, ram and case or screw don't appear to meet the criteria. -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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Mayayana wrote, On 7/2/2014 9:35 AM:
The defining of a "hard disk or partition" seems to be new to Win7. With Vista it says the license must be assigned to a single "hardware system". Base on how its written it would seem the correct interpretation of the 'hardware partition or blade' as a separate computer to indicate that if the license is installed on the physical hardware then the same license is not valid to be installed on another partition or blade. Also important to note that legal constraints don't always mean technological constraints (i.e. could be legally restricted though technologically feasible) -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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On Wed, 2 Jul 2014 22:28:06 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote: I think _that_'s probably where the 120 days comes from: the idea was to let you upgrade (or replace broken bits of) your computer, but if you appeared to have replaced too much of it within a certain time, it triggered a re-ac. Presumably you could replace a third of it in 40 days or something like that, and allowing the whole computer in a third of the year was a good compromise between allowing upgrades and stopping piracy: the pirates were only going to be able to do at most 3 computers a year. But what do I know. Piracy has always been MUCH easier than not. -- Char Jackson |
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Al Drake wrote, On 7/2/2014 5:51 PM:
Over the years I've read about so many ideas of what is really going on and I don't doubt what your saying is true but where do these conclusion come from. Yeas ago I read a heated debate involving an MSMVP stating that replacing the mobo was all it took to make that system ineligible for activation. I've never seen anyone cite their claims with a link. Well MSFT isn't going to make their algorithm public for obvious reasons. But...the book 'Windows 7 In Depth' written by well known Windows authors, Robert Cowart and Brian Knittel, has a section that covered some of the details. qp The actual algorithm that Microsoft uses is not disclosed, but we do know the weighting of components is as follows, from highest to lowest: 1. Motherboard (and CPU) 2. Hard drive 3. Network interface card (NIC) 4. Graphics card 5. RAM If you just add a new hard disk or add new RAM, there is no issue. If you create an image of your Windows 7 installation on another hard disk and swap that hard disk into the system and boot from it, or if you replace all your RAM and reboot, WAT[1] gets triggered and checks to see whether you must reactivate Windows 7. In theory, chances that you'll get stung by any of this are not great. It was widely expected that the only users who'd need to worry about reactivation would be users who'd buy a preinstalled system, image the hard disk or try to move the hard disk to a newer, faster computer, or perform a motherboard upgrade using a preinstalled copy of Windows 7. Unfortunately, in practice users have been forced to reactivate after relatively modest hardware changes. /qp [1] Windows Activation Technology Iirc, mobo changes on OEM hardware (when Win7 is OEM pre-installed or System Builder version) can create both online and phone activation issues unlike use of retail Win7 media which may fail online activation post a mobo change but can confidently be phone activated. -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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Al Drake wrote:
On 7/2/2014 1:14 PM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 7/2/2014 6:49 AM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 7/1/2014 9:46 AM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 7/1/2014 6:50 AM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 6/30/2014 6:31 PM, Mayayana wrote: | After 120 days, MS wipes the slate clean and if you were to try an | activate another computer with the same license, it will activate online. | I've never heard of that. It may work. I've never tried it. But I do know that OEM is not licensed for that. That's fine with me. I have never purchased OEM. I've never purchased retail. Have you ever purchased OEM? Many times, both branded and generic. The only time I've bought branded is with laptops. Why pay more for the same thing? I agree that paying more for something that is the same is a bad idea but my understanding was that the retail version was different. I thought that the OEM version can not be moved to a new computer when you retire the original. "May" not. It obviously can be moved. All you gotta do is wait 120 days. Sometimes I refer to upgrade a system or give one away but keep the OS for future use. If I'm wrong then I've been spending needlessly, I agree. Ok, Now I'm begging to get it. Sorry if I'm a slow learner. Now answer me this. Is this 120 day wait in conflict with the terms set by Microsoft? Maybe I have been misunderstanding more than I thought. If you do it, MS does not approve. They want you to buy another license rather than move a generic OEM to another computer or (horrors!) install the same license on two or more computers. Then regardless of what anyone thinks when someone install Windows OS they agree with the terms that means however it is worded their interpretation is the only one that counts. Yes? No? To them, yes. You can't install Windows without agreeing to the terms and conditions of the EULA. MS has yet to bring anyone to court because they don't want their EULA subjected to court scrutiny. -- Alias |
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J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Alias writes: Andy Burns wrote: Alias wrote: J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: If that's really true, it would fall foul of the UK's "Unfair contract terms" legislation. If you open the package, you cannot get a refund. And to see the EULA, you need to open the package unless in the UK, the EULA is on the outside of the package. The outside of my Win7 Ultimate box (Retail not OEM) says "You must accept the enclosed license terms before you can use this software. To read the license terms go to www.microsoft.com/useterms" I guess they are finally waking up to the problem but what if you don't have Internet access? Or you won't have it until Windows is installed? Hmm. The essence of the unfair contract terms legislation is that any term which you cannot be aware of before the contract is in place is deemed invalid. (IANAL by the way!) But they could probably claim that you were aware of the requirement to check the net, and going ahead anyway without doing so (by using someone else's access) was a breach. It probably needs a test case to try it out; AFAI am aware, there hasn't been one, but I don't follow such things closely. MS will never take anyone to court because they don't really want their EULA under court scrutiny. -- Alias |
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Alias wrote:
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: The essence of the unfair contract terms legislation is that any term which you cannot be aware of before the contract is in place is deemed invalid. (IANAL by the way!) But they could probably claim that you were aware of the requirement to check the net, and going ahead anyway without doing so (by using someone else's access) was a breach. It probably needs a test case to try it out; AFAI am aware, there hasn't been one, but I don't follow such things closely. MS will never take anyone to court because they don't really want their EULA under court scrutiny. I believe John was suggesting someone should take MS to court, not the other way round. |
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On 7/3/2014 6:13 AM, Alias wrote:
Al Drake wrote: On 7/2/2014 1:14 PM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 7/2/2014 6:49 AM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 7/1/2014 9:46 AM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 7/1/2014 6:50 AM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 6/30/2014 6:31 PM, Mayayana wrote: | After 120 days, MS wipes the slate clean and if you were to try an | activate another computer with the same license, it will activate online. | I've never heard of that. It may work. I've never tried it. But I do know that OEM is not licensed for that. That's fine with me. I have never purchased OEM. I've never purchased retail. Have you ever purchased OEM? Many times, both branded and generic. The only time I've bought branded is with laptops. Why pay more for the same thing? I agree that paying more for something that is the same is a bad idea but my understanding was that the retail version was different. I thought that the OEM version can not be moved to a new computer when you retire the original. "May" not. It obviously can be moved. All you gotta do is wait 120 days. Sometimes I refer to upgrade a system or give one away but keep the OS for future use. If I'm wrong then I've been spending needlessly, I agree. Ok, Now I'm begging to get it. Sorry if I'm a slow learner. Now answer me this. Is this 120 day wait in conflict with the terms set by Microsoft? Maybe I have been misunderstanding more than I thought. If you do it, MS does not approve. They want you to buy another license rather than move a generic OEM to another computer or (horrors!) install the same license on two or more computers. Then regardless of what anyone thinks when someone install Windows OS they agree with the terms that means however it is worded their interpretation is the only one that counts. Yes? No? To them, yes. You can't install Windows without agreeing to the terms and conditions of the EULA. MS has yet to bring anyone to court because they don't want their EULA subjected to court scrutiny. So then I shouldn't feel bad about violating them as they have violated me first. I get it. |
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On 7/3/2014 6:21 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
Alias wrote: J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: The essence of the unfair contract terms legislation is that any term which you cannot be aware of before the contract is in place is deemed invalid. (IANAL by the way!) But they could probably claim that you were aware of the requirement to check the net, and going ahead anyway without doing so (by using someone else's access) was a breach. It probably needs a test case to try it out; AFAI am aware, there hasn't been one, but I don't follow such things closely. MS will never take anyone to court because they don't really want their EULA under court scrutiny. I believe John was suggesting someone should take MS to court, not the other way round. That would be if one could find a lawyer that will be willing to take them on. OT: I'd like to take on several greedy giants like Comcast for operating a monoply in my area. Or Verizon for not providing FIOS allowing Comcast to do what they do. Is that fish I smell on that hand shake or what? |
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Al Drake wrote:
On 7/3/2014 6:13 AM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 7/2/2014 1:14 PM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 7/2/2014 6:49 AM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 7/1/2014 9:46 AM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 7/1/2014 6:50 AM, Alias wrote: Al Drake wrote: On 6/30/2014 6:31 PM, Mayayana wrote: | After 120 days, MS wipes the slate clean and if you were to try an | activate another computer with the same license, it will activate online. | I've never heard of that. It may work. I've never tried it. But I do know that OEM is not licensed for that. That's fine with me. I have never purchased OEM. I've never purchased retail. Have you ever purchased OEM? Many times, both branded and generic. The only time I've bought branded is with laptops. Why pay more for the same thing? I agree that paying more for something that is the same is a bad idea but my understanding was that the retail version was different. I thought that the OEM version can not be moved to a new computer when you retire the original. "May" not. It obviously can be moved. All you gotta do is wait 120 days. Sometimes I refer to upgrade a system or give one away but keep the OS for future use. If I'm wrong then I've been spending needlessly, I agree. Ok, Now I'm begging to get it. Sorry if I'm a slow learner. Now answer me this. Is this 120 day wait in conflict with the terms set by Microsoft? Maybe I have been misunderstanding more than I thought. If you do it, MS does not approve. They want you to buy another license rather than move a generic OEM to another computer or (horrors!) install the same license on two or more computers. Then regardless of what anyone thinks when someone install Windows OS they agree with the terms that means however it is worded their interpretation is the only one that counts. Yes? No? To them, yes. You can't install Windows without agreeing to the terms and conditions of the EULA. MS has yet to bring anyone to court because they don't want their EULA subjected to court scrutiny. So then I shouldn't feel bad about violating them as they have violated me first. I get it. Yep. "If they are going to steal software, I want them steal mine". - Bill Gates, who stole Windows from Xerox. -- Alias |
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On 2014-07-03, Char Jackson wrote:
Piracy has always been MUCH easier than not. In some cases (such as Windows "downgrade rights"), Microsoft has made it easier to use pirated software than to follow their procedures. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Blake (Change "invalid" to "com" for email. Google Groups killfiled.) NSA sedition and treason -- http://www.DeathToNSAthugs.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Bob Evans wrote:
On Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:47:40 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: On Wed, 2 Jul 2014 22:28:06 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote: I think _that_'s probably where the 120 days comes from: the idea was to let you upgrade (or replace broken bits of) your computer, but if you appeared to have replaced too much of it within a certain time, it triggered a re-ac. Presumably you could replace a third of it in 40 days or something like that, and allowing the whole computer in a third of the year was a good compromise between allowing upgrades and stopping piracy: the pirates were only going to be able to do at most 3 computers a year. But what do I know. Piracy has always been MUCH easier than not. My main computer has legit windows but for all my virtual machines I use an activation 'tool'. So much easier, just a couple of mouse clicks and Windows is activated. How does that work? Will it work on the trial Enterprise version of Win 7? -- Alias |
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