__/ [ Kelsey Bjarnason ] on Wednesday 12 July 2006 18:33 \__
> Just got off the horn with MS. Had to reactivate XP. This is the second
> time (not including installation) on the same system.
>
> I asked, why does it seem to need this every 60-90 days? Here's what I
> was told:
>
> It's not timed. If you change your hardware or software significantly,
> you'll need to reactivate.
>
> So what qualifies as "significantly"?
>
> If you change your motherboard, for example, or certain other components,
> or - wait for it - if you install and uninstall a lot of software.
>
> According to MS's own rep, simply installing and removing software can
> cause Windows to require re-authentication.
>
> Pretty damned sad.
A lot of soft components, once joint, can become hard(ware). Only one set of
components, for which you pay someone special, cannot cotribute to
/hardship/. It's called micro-soft components.
Best wishes,
Roy
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