Re: PcTech Digest, Vol 5, Issue 23

Hi Tom,

        Having just installed winxp from 2k for the first trip into
micro$oft's premier os (discounting vista),  I believe it told me I had 30
days to get it registered/activated. 

Regards,
Rick

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Subject: Re: [PCTECH] PcTech Digest, Vol 5, Issue 23

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   1. Re: Moving a hard drive w/ a Gateway-installed OEM 

Windows    XP

      to a new mobo (Dan)

A final update to this thread...

Got the PC up and running by reinstalling using the Gateway 

CD.  That 

got rid of the BSOD, but when I tried to logon, XP made me 

reactivate, 

but the online reactivation failed.  I figured that was the Gateway 
OEM not being allowed on a new mobo.

I'm not sure how many total reasons I have, but this is a big 
one for why I'm not upgrading _anything_ beyond Win2K unless 
absolutely necessary. As far as I can recall, I bought 
licenses for every copy of Win2K that I use; it's not like I 
want to clone illegal copies, I mean.

You'd think that such 'activation' could at least be allowed 
on a temporary basis. You could get your system up and 
running, and then make a phone call to get permanent 
activation later. SOMEthing should work, but straight refusal 
via online activation is ridiculous.

I'm moving to a new PC for example. Built from components a 
while back. Doesn't have a modem (so I set up via USB 
temporarily). Took a while to download/install AVG, ZoneAlarm 
and some others, not to mention fixes from MS.

Now, the basic ZoneAlarm went on before I ever connected to 
anything outside my home network; there's no way I was about 
to stand for connecting to MS to go through any "online 
activation" when any number of networking issues _could_ have 
caused it to be a lengthy process. And I know from experience 
that you can be nailed in a couple minutes if you aren't 
double-covered when you connect.

Win2K is my final stop on the MS road.

...which is part of why I'm posting this. First, to rant. 
(Ahhhh, feels good.) But second, to find out for certain --

How long can you run WinXP without "activation"? I use XP at 
the office, but I don't have to maintain it.

Tom Liotta
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