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Statica · 11-24-2004, 10:22 AM

Mind you, registration is different from activation. In registration, your friend has to release personal details about who he is and register the product. Registration is an OPTIONAL STEP. With activation, which is MANDATORY, no personal information is submitted other than your machine's h/w information. Your friend MUST activate Windows else, it is going to lock out in 30 days. The reason for activation is to prevent software piracy.

11-24-2004, 10:22 AM	#3
Statica Premium Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 9,231	Mind you, registration is different from activation. In registration, your friend has to release personal details about who he is and register the product. Registration is an OPTIONAL STEP. With activation, which is MANDATORY, no personal information is submitted other than your machine's h/w information. Your friend MUST activate Windows else, it is going to lock out in 30 days. The reason for activation is to prevent software piracy.