>>> If you can figure out what I just said, write me a note and tell me > > LOL Jim, I read it 5 times and started to get a headache, have you > thought about going into > politics? > >>> I have used my XP install disks on more than one machine and was >>> still able to activate it > > Precisely what I was intimating in my earlier post, without > advocating it of course ;-)
We are moving inexorably into a more complex world but our language skills as a society seem to be deteriorating. All I meant by what I said about using my 3 XP disks on several machines is that for the most part I was not prevented from using them. Actually recently I was prevented. I installed my # 2 XP disk on a computer that is on my network. After the install and reboot I was told that I had to activate XP BEFORE starting it. Only because that computer did not yet have an XP driver installed for the NIC I could not get on the internet. Nor did I have it connected to a phone modem. I have not used my computers on a phone since I got broad band. My solution for the above problem was to use a different XP install disk and do a reinstall so that it would expect a different key #. That worked and I did not have to activate that copy before installing. Problem solved, I installed the NIC drivers and was able to activate. This is one of the advantage of OEM rescue disks over a plain XP disk, you have the drivers for the machine in question. You also have, of course, both apps you like and those you may not like much. I always uninstall Quicken. :-) Jim ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
