In a message dated 12/21/2005 9:26:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I seriously doubt that XP activation has been discontinued. A machine which already has XP installed generally doesn't require it. The setup you described may somehow have confused the process or hidden the notices. If you stay unactivated for the time lime you may find that versoin of XP won't work or will give you a special warning. Hi Jim: I guess I am not being understood. This old XP pro is activated on an old machine and receiving updates regularly and has had svc pack 2 installed. Back a while I tried to change it from the old computer to my then new EMachine. Microsoft refused to activate it on the eMachine saying that it was an OEM version and would only ever be activated for the first PC it was used on. End of story for a while. Then I bought this new Toshiba and all I started out doing was to map the steps to installing a dual boot and had no intention of keeping it on that Toshiba, but Microsoft activated it then after checking my activation it allowed the svc pack 2 and some upgrades since. Now my question is......Why are they allowing activation on two different PCs? And not just once by mistake. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it twice and it activates and upgrades each time? Has Microsoft changed something that we are now just becoming aware of? I'm trying to determine if there have been any policy changes. Emile [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/9QUssC/lzNLAA/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/
