Hello everybody Whilst installing a virtual machine on to one of our Macs this morning, a strange thought crossed my mind and I thought I'd run this passed the group to see whether anybody had any definitive knowledge, or whether anybody would care to speculate on my question. So here goes; and I should point out from the very very start that I'm only speculating, I have absolutely no insider knowledge or information whatsoever on this point.
When Microsoft removes support for Windows XP, as I understand they plan too in the not too distant future, what, I wonder, is going to happen when you need to re-install your operating system on the assumption that you've decided to stick with that particular version of Windows? I ask this question because as I'm sure you know, on the average single user's license pack, it's necessary to activate your software using Microsoft's servers before the thing will come out of trial mode. If Microsoft do as they have done with Windows 2000, remove all updates and downloads from their website, it could be problematic because I would think they will also remove their activation servers. After all, why would they retain the activation server for a product that they no longer support? That would effectively put an end to the use of Windows XP even if you don't plan to upgrade to whatever is at that time their latest and greatest offering. Now, before the "boo boys" start jumping on this as a criticism of Microsoft, it isn't. I'm not at all criticising; in fact I can totally understand their position. It would be unrealistic to expect them to maintain the activation servers once the product has reached the end of its life cycle. Lynne _______________________________________________ The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group since the 12th of April 2010, at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html
