Author: Bill Kuhn - MCSE
Posted: 2002-12-20 at 21:45:26
>>Are you the one that can 'take care of it'<<
-- If you are having a licensing problem with a legitimate copy of a =
Microsoft operating system, then most likely I am somebody who can =
resolve the problem.
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Bill Kuhn - MCSE, MCP+I
bkuhn@kuhngroup.com
The Kuhn Group, Inc.
A Microsoft Certified Partner
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ken McGinnis [mailto:ken@kenmcginnis.com]
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 9:24 PM
To: Bill Kuhn - MCSE
Subject: Re: [OT] MS Activation
Are you the one that can 'take care of it'
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Kuhn - MCSE" <bkuhn@kuhngroup.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of ProFox" <profox@leafe.com>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 7:18 PM
Subject: RE: [OT] MS Activation
>>I have 4 copies of XP - home and pro that I can't use. I had to =
reinstall for various reasons on the 4 computers. They refused to
give me the keys. They said someone else had used those keys. I told =
them I had the purchase receipts, boxes, CDs, etc.<<
-- First I've heard of such a thing if you actually own the software. =
Send them to me and I will take care of it. Email me off list
and I will give you my address.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken McGinnis [mailto:ken@kenmcginnis.com]
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:16 PM
To: Multiple recipients of ProFox
Subject: Re: [OT] MS Activation
I have 4 copies of XP - home and pro that I can't use. I had to =
reinstall for various reasons on the 4 computers. They refused to
give me the keys. They said someone else had used those keys. I told =
them I had the purchase receipts, boxes, CDs, etc. They said
there was nothing they could do. I was told I would have to purchase =
another copy. I told them something I won't print here. I just
put the original Win98 back on the computers and they run fine now. I am =
free to upgrade the hard drives, change NICs, etc anytime
I want without asking for permission from microcrap.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy Winegarden" <cindyw@duke.edu>
To: "Multiple recipients of ProFox" <profox@leafe.com>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 11:46 AM
Subject: RE: [OT] MS Activation
I had to reactivate by phone once during a weird install. Other than =
having
to take dictation of a GUID-style long string it was quick and painless =
and
the person on the phone was very nice.
Cindy Winegarden MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
cindy.winegarden@mvps.org
-----Original Message-----
From: profox@leafe.com [mailto:profox@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Charlie
Coleman
Sent: December 16, 2002 01:23 PM
To: Multiple recipients of ProFox
Subject: Re: [OT] MS Activation
I believe it depends on MS's 'rule-of-the-day.' Someone said it will let
you install 3 pieces of equipment per month (quarter?) before =
deactivating.
But the basic answer to your question is yes. MS has placed code into
Windows XP that can deactivate your computer based upon whatever logic =
MS
has behind the scenes. Essentially, the only way to make use of the
computer after that is to contact MS and get a reactivation key (I don't
think they charge for that - yet....). ....