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07-28-2003, 10:04 PM
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Activation?
I was messing around with my video card capture drivers and I installed and resinstalled them. When I uninstalled them and restarted the computer it said "there have been major changes in the hardware in you computer, you must activate windows within 3 days". I activated it and it worked. But the drivers weren't so I uninstalled them and it said I have to activate again. I tried but it said I have exeeded the number of activations aloud. I need this computer and I don't want to have to reinstall anything. Why do they have this stupid thing?! I haven't even physically changed anything!
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07-28-2003, 10:23 PM
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It's called greed..you should be able to call in an activation to MS. Explain to them what happened and they can provide you with a valid activation code.
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07-28-2003, 11:21 PM
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Yes... I have had the same thing... call them.. no big deal
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07-29-2003, 03:49 AM
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That's interesting, because it isn't consistent. I recently upgraded my Mobo and HDD, components I consider pretty major and was expecting to have problems activating XP again. After installing Windows, I proceeded to activate online (expecting a refusal) and it went straight through. What are the parameters, anyone know?
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07-29-2003, 03:56 AM
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There is a period of time (120 days I believe) that MS will reset the activation per a copy.
If you have to call MS it's no big deal.
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07-29-2003, 04:40 AM
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So if I had to reinstall windows within the next 120 days, I would have to call? Just interesting to know.
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07-30-2003, 06:49 PM
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i've actually reinstalled xp within 60 days without reactivation....but i read in pcworld that after 120 days the servers at ms gets reset.....
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07-31-2003, 12:04 PM
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I called the number given by Windows and the technical support person working with me by email. It says it's disconnected!! I'm down to less than a day before this computer becomes unusable. HELP!
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08-01-2003, 01:23 AM
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Don't they give you the option to talk with a tech support executive?
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08-01-2003, 01:28 AM
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08-01-2003, 07:23 AM
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Myself, and a friend, installed new hard drives two days ago. He was required to reactivate XP but I wasn't. Doesn't seem to be any logical reasoning with it.
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