On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Paul Abrahams wrote:
> Here's a problem many of us probably have. You're running
> a dual boot system with Linux/Win4lin in one partition and
> native Windows in another. You're also running Word 2000
> or some other MS software that requires you to obtain an
> activation code from Microsoft. You can only get two of
> those, and you already need two. How do you deal with the
> fact that you can't use the same code both for native
> Windows and Win4Lin?
Austin Gonyou replied:
> Just install them in both places. As long as the reg is for the same
> person, regardless of OS, it should be an issue.
I managed to prise another confirmation code out of the MS telephone
registration person by telling him I had a dual boot system, but it
wasn't that easy. The confirmation code from the native Windows
partition doesn't work with the Win4Lin partition. I saw several
articles a while ago about how the validation system works.
Basically, you can reuse the confirmation code if your system isn't
"too different", but "too different" isn't defined.
Paul
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