So have been usinig Vista Ultimate since the official release date and have
had to reactivate every 2-3 months. Sunday I upgraded my video card driver
(ATI Radion X1950) and I have to activate today or Vista tells me it will
shutdown. Of course, since about last December I had been thru this so mant
times its now always necessary using the telephone to a live person method
because nothing else works. Last time, May if I recall, I added a hard drive,
not replaced, added, and the same damn thing happened.

I have one copy of Vista on one computer, and MS is doing its best to
convince me that is a mistake. If MS wants to send one of its minions down
from the Rainy Kingdom to check my systems, just say so, lets do it and move
on, but stop ****ing off one of the few loyal, honest customers you have left.

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"Ray" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> So have been usinig Vista Ultimate since the official release date and
> have
> had to reactivate every 2-3 months. Sunday I upgraded my video card driver
> (ATI Radion X1950) and I have to activate today or Vista tells me it will
> shutdown. Of course, since about last December I had been thru this so
> mant
> times its now always necessary using the telephone to a live person method
> because nothing else works. Last time, May if I recall, I added a hard
> drive,
> not replaced, added, and the same damn thing happened.
>
> I have one copy of Vista on one computer, and MS is doing its best to
> convince me that is a mistake. If MS wants to send one of its minions down
> from the Rainy Kingdom to check my systems, just say so, lets do it and
> move
> on, but stop ****ing off one of the few loyal, honest customers you have
> left.
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...allation_setup





I agree with your sentiments. I have always legally used microsofts windows
systems since 3.1. I have vista installed on my desktop and laptop. I
also have problems at having to reactivate. I know they say it is only a
phone call. I have found on averaged it is a 10 minute phone call and I
have trouble understanding the person on the other end.
I find it a real hassle. I dont pirate software and even though I have
always used microsoft I am now seriously looking into changing to Linux or
going back to 2000.