Windows vista "looses" activation

[Alias]

You've never been "man" enough to ever admit you're wrong, have lied or
don't know what your talking about have you.

Another insulting lie. Yawn.

I guess your "machismos" won't let you huh?
Pssffftt!
Frank

Projecting will get you nowhere, Frankie.

Alias

 

[Frank]

Another insulting lie. Yawn.



Projecting will get you nowhere, Frankie.

Alias

You're a real mental mess.
BTW, that's a personal insult, just FYI.
Frank

 

[HeyBub]

Upgrading from Vista to Ubuntu is *not* "throwing in the towel"; it's
an improvement. Of course, if you enjoy being constantly told that
you're a low life pirate, Vista is the OS for you. If you enjoy
having to upgrade all your programs individually, Vista is for you.
And, last, but not least, if you enjoy having anti virus, software
firewalls and anti malware using up your resources, Vista is for you.

An "improvement?" How can a knock-off of a 35-year-old operating system
originally designed by a money-losing division of your local telephone
company be an "improvement?" Especially one whose coders thought the DOS
command line was not arcane enough.

 

[Stephan Rose]

How many times?

Easy:

again and again and again and again and again and again and again and
again and again and again and again and again.....rinse & repeat to
infinity.

Why people accept this is beyond me...

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Stephan
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[Alias]

An "improvement?"

Yep, unless, of course, you enjoy being constantly told that you're a
low life pirate, then Linux is not for you and Vista is. Or, if you
enjoy having to upgrade all your programs individually, Linux is not for
you and Vista is. And, last, but not least, if you enjoy having anti
virus, software firewalls and anti malware using up your resources,
Linux is not for you and Vista is.

There's been a lot of news nowadays about net bots and how millions of
Windows boxes are controlled by "Bot Herders". So, if you enjoy being
part of a Bot Herder's stable, Vista is for you.

Alias

 

[Alias]

You're a real mental mess.

You can't reply to content without lamely trying to make it personal
because, guess why, YOU CAN'T.

BTW, that's a personal insult, just FYI.
Frank

Everyone act surprised.

Alias

 

[Stephan Rose]

So, after "months" of not getting through it just decides it needs to be
reactivated?

Have you tested this theory? How long have you had Vista running without
allowing it to "phone home"?

Maybe something else is going on that the OP didn't mention, like a new
mouse with software that changed drivers, or adding a digital camera or
printer, or any other non-internet-related system change that shouldn't
have, but still might have, triggered the reactivation? Just because it is
not connected to the Internet, and not receiving 'updates', doesn't mean
there haven't been minor changes.

Yes, it's inconvenient, and buggy, and *not perfect*, but it's part of
Vista. Those of us who *want* to use Vista are learning how to use it
correctly, but you sound like you're trying to tell people that they wasted
their money and need to give up.

That makes you a quitter! So, quit telling people to throw in the towel and
let the rest of us get the job done.

Kristle,

it's not about quitting, giving up, throwing in the towel, etc.

It's about that I don't have time to discuss my hardware changes with
Microsoft.

It's about that my hardware changes aren't even any of their business in
the first place!

It's about that when I walk into my office in the morning, the very *LAST*
problem I want to deal with is my operating system telling me I need to
reactivate it within some stupid ridiculous time-span.

MS is simply taking it way too far.

I will accept license validation at install time.
I will not accept license validation and monitoring 24/7, especially by a
3rd party who has no business monitoring me in the first place.

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[Frank]

You can't reply to content without lamely trying to make it personal
because, guess why, YOU CAN'T.

hahaha...oh...lol...don't make me laugh. That's your expert act, not mine.
You're the biggest dodger and subject changer in this ng. You're like a
cornered rat when pinned down. You run for the nearest hole.
Pathetic.
BTW, that an insult based on truth, just FYI.
Frank

 

[KristleBawl]

Gee, Alias, I'm sorry, I never realized until now that you're so very
sensitive about being called "a low life pirate", especially since you're
the only one saying so. I thought Tiberius would win the paranoia award but
you take the gold, and the cake, too. Who in the whole world wide web ever
told you anyone thinks you're a pirate?

On the other hand, I bet you'd look pretty darned *hot* in tights and boots!

KB

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[Frank]

Gee, Alias, I'm sorry, I never realized until now that you're so very
sensitive about being called "a low life pirate", especially since
you're the only one saying so. I thought Tiberius would win the paranoia
award but you take the gold, and the cake, too. Who in the whole world
wide web ever told you anyone thinks you're a pirate?

On the other hand, I bet you'd look pretty darned *hot* in tights and
boots!

KB

"Alias" wrote in message

Oh that funny!
Frank

 

[KristleBawl]

Oh, I agree with you, it's very inconvenient for a home user, but a right
pain for anyone trying to use it for work, too.

IMHO, after reading these groups for a little while, Vista was rushed out
too early, maybe to satisfy the promises that it would be released, even
though it isn't ready. I just get tired of reading the same unhelpful
replies from some people when you just came here for a little help.

My reply was not about your problem, and I apologize to you for that.

KB

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[Frank]

Oh, I agree with you, it's very inconvenient for a home user, but a
right pain for anyone trying to use it for work, too.

IMHO, after reading these groups for a little while, Vista was rushed
out too early, maybe to satisfy the promises that it would be released,
even though it isn't ready. I just get tired of reading the same
unhelpful replies from some people when you just came here for a little
help.

My reply was not about your problem, and I apologize to you for that.

KB

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Stephen doesn't have a problem. From his post he hates MS...loves linux
...yet makes his living from MS.
I personally care not to bite the hand that feeds.
YMMV
Frank

 

[Stephan Rose]

Stephen doesn't have a problem. From his post he hates MS...loves linux
...yet makes his living from MS.
I personally care not to bite the hand that feeds.

Not entirely true Frank. Stop confusing my with Alias and Tiberius please. =)

I don't hate MS. I don't even Hate Vista.

Matter of fact, I even love some of MS' products. Such as this Japanese
Keyboard I bought from them. Ergonomics are excellent, keys are nice and
quiet, look and feel is just perfect!! They did a really good job on this.

Now if they'd only do half as good as a job on Vista I might actually
consider using it. But hey, I can't even agree with Vista's EULA so if I
can't accept the EULA, how can I use the product?

Now you're right, I am a Software Developer. But that does mean MS feeds
me. I don't really make my living from MS.

You have to remember one thing, I primarily write software for the
industrial and commercial market. I don't write for the mass market.

As such, my target OS statistics are a little different. Current personal
project of mine I am working on, the #1 feature request topping everything
else by miles was: Linux client.

My target customers are by far more likely to use and want to use Linux
than the average consumer is. I still support windows and will also
support Vista, and eventually I will have a Vista system around
(preferably on a virtual machine).

Also some of the work I do is embedded software and that is one world
where Linux rules. The only thing MS has to offer in that world is the
by now rather outdated WinCE. You likely have embedded linux devices in
your very own home: Your router for example.

The embedded world is a world where MS and Windows don't even remotely
exist for me.

So no, MS does not feed me. =)


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[Alias]

Gee, Alias, I'm sorry, I never realized until now that you're so very
sensitive about being called "a low life pirate", especially since
you're the only one saying so.

Every time you activate or become genuine, you are proving to MS that
you're not a low life pirate. Are you dense or what?

I thought Tiberius would win the paranoia

No paranoia. Try to think instead of bending over every time MS wants to
spear you from behind.

award but you take the gold, and the cake, too. Who in the whole world
wide web ever told you anyone thinks you're a pirate?

You don't get it.

On the other hand, I bet you'd look pretty darned *hot* in tights and
boots!

KB

Another MS lamer who thinks the whole thing is funny. Sad.

Alias

 

[Alias]

Oh that funny!
Frank

Making fun of and lying about people is your idea of funny? Why am I not
surprised?

Alias

 

[Alias]

hahaha...oh...lol...don't make me laugh. That's your expert act, not mine.

A lie.

You're the biggest dodger and subject changer in this ng.

Another lie.

Now the personal attacks start:

You're like a
cornered rat when pinned down. You run for the nearest hole.
Pathetic.
BTW, that an insult based on truth, just FYI.
Frank

You're a predictable as the tide. All you have are lies and insults.
Now, THAT'S pathetic.

Alias

 

[Alias]

Stephen doesn't have a problem. From his post he hates MS...loves linux

I don't hate MS. Tiberius doesn't hate MS. Stephen doesn't hate MS. We
dislike some of their practices. I know it's a bit too complicated for
you to understand but that's the truth.

...yet makes his living from MS.

And you know this because? (You're wrong, btw, again. Read Stephen's reply).

I personally care not to bite the hand that feeds.
YMMV
Frank

Good doggie. Can you roll over and beg for MS too?

Alias

 

[Guest]

I really don't believe this will solve my problem. Calling by phone I will
have to send the same numbers to Microsoft (as the hardware has not changed,
I have checked these numbers are the same, since I have them written in a
paper from my first activation), so I will receive the same numbers I have.
And surely at the next reboot, the same problem... More or less, without the
call, this is what I'm doing now...

Searching in the Microsoft Knowledge Base I've found a patch to be used in
multi-license and OEM installations ( KB931573 -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/931573 ) However, my license is
from a "Retail Windows Vista"...

 

[KristleBawl]

No, *you* don't get it. Complain to the newspapers and magazines, set up
your own MySpace or LiveSpace or whatever and add the links to a sig file,
submit your manifesto to every tech blog on the net. I don't give a flying
fig!

This is a newsgroup to get *help* using Vista, not your personal place to
debate the pros and cons of paying for a license to use software with
limitations, or why the included BS to try to prevent piracy is such an
annoyance to all of us honest customers.

Trolls like you have been disrespecting people asking for help for decades
now, in every user-to-user newsgroup and message board I've ever visited,
and it's still juvenile and pathetic! If your emotional maturity was even
half your IQ then I'd respect my elders the way I taught the grandkids, but
you're too childish too act your own age.

That's why I disappear after learning what I need, until the next version.
When I'm satisfied that I understand Vista well enough to run a stable
system for my needs, I'll rejoin the ranks of part-time lurkers, but you and
the other trolls will still be here to tell people what you want instead of
what they need. "How do I get Live Messenger?" is *not* answered, 'use AIM
instead', and "how do I set up WMP?" is *not* answered, 'get WinAmp'!

That's, I've had it! Where's my migraine medication?

< PLONK >

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[Frank]

No, *you* don't get it. Complain to the newspapers and magazines, set up
your own MySpace or LiveSpace or whatever and add the links to a sig
file, submit your manifesto to every tech blog on the net. I don't give
a flying fig!

This is a newsgroup to get *help* using Vista, not your personal place
to debate the pros and cons of paying for a license to use software with
limitations, or why the included BS to try to prevent piracy is such an
annoyance to all of us honest customers.

Trolls like you have been disrespecting people asking for help for
decades now, in every user-to-user newsgroup and message board I've ever
visited, and it's still juvenile and pathetic! If your emotional
maturity was even half your IQ then I'd respect my elders the way I
taught the grandkids, but you're too childish too act your own age.

That's why I disappear after learning what I need, until the next
version. When I'm satisfied that I understand Vista well enough to run a
stable system for my needs, I'll rejoin the ranks of part-time lurkers,
but you and the other trolls will still be here to tell people what you
want instead of what they need. "How do I get Live Messenger?" is *not*
answered, 'use AIM instead', and "how do I set up WMP?" is *not*
answered, 'get WinAmp'!

That's, I've had it! Where's my migraine medication?

< PLONK >

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Ouch!!!
I bet he got the point (sharp?)!
Well maybe...he's rather self consumed.
Frank