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http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;1 ... fpid;98765


The Mark Smith guy doesnt seem to be up on Windows Activation junk, but it still doesn't make me feel any better. They dont explain what will set it off as being too different.

So it might take a bit more to set it off than the XP WGA, but once it is set off, then you're screwed.
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"The bottom line is that the hardware tolerance of product activation for Windows Vista has been improved and is more flexible than that for Windows XP,

More felxible?
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Izzo wrote:More felxible?

Ya, maybe this time a hdd and a sound card are ok, but after that, DEATH!
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So Mark Smith has never had to call to activate his XP is what I assume you're referring to


but more flexible....seems kinda silly to say with what we know already.
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Here is another take on the Vista license issue. It claims that users will be allowed 10 initializations and after that a re-initialization will be up to Microsoft's discretion. At least there may be some hope...

Link: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/10/26 ... _bit-tech/
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Redduck wrote:Here is another take on the Vista license issue. It claims that users will be allowed 10 initializations and after that a re-initialization will be up to Microsoft's discretion. At least there may be some hope...

Link: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/10/26 ... _bit-tech/


Your article is dated the day before the other ....I wonder if they're changing things on the fly ...still has me worried a bit ... I mean... I upgrade a lot!
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Izzo wrote:Your article is dated the day before the other ....I wonder if they're changing things on the fly ...still has me worried a bit ... I mean... I upgrade a lot!
If you can afford to keep upgrading your hardware, you can afford to keep updating your software! You may want to look into buying a 10-copy license when you pick up Vista. :p
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Jim wrote:If you can afford to keep upgrading your hardware, you can afford to keep updating your software! You may want to look into buying a 10-copy license when you pick up Vista. :p

bastard!
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yeah no biggy.. I'll just find a student somewhere to get me my copies if I need more than one for hardly nothing.. damn students get all the good deals!
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/6713/983/
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Curiouser and curiouser

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Here is another entry about Vista licensing. If this is correct it looks like MS has decided to make a major (and positive) change.

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windo ... terms.aspx
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Redduck wrote:Here is another entry about Vista licensing. If this is correct it looks like MS has decided to make a major (and positive) change.

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windo ... terms.aspx
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Post by YARDofSTUF »

Now see thats how to handle stuff, listen to the customers that are purchasing your stuff and treat them well!

Good news!
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This is good.. as long as I'm allowed to do whatever with my own copy in my own home on my own computers I'm happy... I shouldn't have to buy 10 copies for 10 of my OWN computers.
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Sava700 wrote:This is good.. as long as I'm allowed to do whatever with my own copy in my own home on my own computers I'm happy... I shouldn't have to buy 10 copies for 10 of my OWN computers.

If you are running 10 computers at once yes. if you're running 1 then build another and another and so on but only have 1 working PC then you only need one copy.

But if you buy 1 copy of windows for all the PCs in your house, 2k, XP, or Vista, then you're illegaling running it on all but one.
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Redduck wrote:Here is another entry about Vista licensing. If this is correct it looks like MS has decided to make a major (and positive) change.

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windo ... terms.aspx
That's front page news! Thanks!
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downhill wrote:That's front page news! Thanks!
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Post by Sava700 »

I have one OEM copy of XPPro and i've got it on two different computers right now..its my copy I'm using on my Own computers I'll do the same with Vista since now they are relaxing it to how XP is done. I'm good to go now :)
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