Activation required on existing system

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Upon bootup, I received a message stating that XP had to be activated. I
don't have a question with or comments about the process I just want to know
why. No hardware or software changes have been made recently. It may be
related to Norton's Internet Security 2006 not being able to update. I am
still waiting to hear from Symantec on that issue. Could the problem with
Norton have damaged a registry entry?
 
johnrc said:
Upon bootup, I received a message stating that XP had to be
activated. I don't have a question with or comments about the
process I just want to know why. No hardware or software changes
have been made recently. It may be related to Norton's Internet
Security 2006 not being able to update. I am still waiting to hear
from Symantec on that issue. Could the problem with Norton have
damaged a registry entry?
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Could be anything really. No one would be able to tell you without
thoroughly investigating your machine - likely before and after the change
in fact.
 
johnrc said:
Upon bootup, I received a message stating that XP had to be activated. I
don't have a question with or comments about the process I just want to know
why. No hardware or software changes have been made recently. It may be
related to Norton's Internet Security 2006 not being able to update. I am
still waiting to hear from Symantec on that issue. Could the problem with
Norton have damaged a registry entry?
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PA and WGA will be the bane of MS.

What happens if you try to activate on line?

Alias
 
Alias, I heard on TV last week Bill Gates was once again found to be the most wealthy man on earth (for 2005). Doesn't look like PA
or WGA have had a bad impact to me (although I don't like it)!

For those interested, Warren Buffet (big name in investment circles) came in 2nd, and Martha Stuart is no longer a billionaire!

__
 
Vic said:
Alias, I heard on TV last week Bill Gates was once again found to be the most wealthy man on earth (for 2005). Doesn't look like PA
or WGA have had a bad impact to me (although I don't like it)!
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Gosh, how did he get so rich if everyone uses pirated copies except
Leythos, Jupiter and Carey?

When and if a user friendly OS appears that doesn't require WPA and WGA,
I will be the first to buy it and I doubt I will be alone.

For those interested, Warren Buffet (big name in investment circles) came in 2nd, and Martha Stuart is no longer a billionaire!
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Not really interested :-) Counting another man or woman's money never
did anything for me.

Alias
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It wouldn't let me activate online. I had to call. Concerning Norton
Internet Security 2006, I did the usual and uninstalled/installed. By the
way, an email from Sumantec said that since IE7 is a new product they do not
support beta 2 and will not support the final product.

Alias said:
Vic said:
Alias, I heard on TV last week Bill Gates was once again found to be the most wealthy man on earth (for 2005). Doesn't look like PA
or WGA have had a bad impact to me (although I don't like it)!
Click to expand...

Gosh, how did he get so rich if everyone uses pirated copies except
Leythos, Jupiter and Carey?

When and if a user friendly OS appears that doesn't require WPA and WGA,
I will be the first to buy it and I doubt I will be alone.

For those interested, Warren Buffet (big name in investment circles) came in 2nd, and Martha Stuart is no longer a billionaire!
Click to expand...

Not really interested :-) Counting another man or woman's money never
did anything for me.

Alias
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By the
way, an email from Sumantec said that since IE7 is a new product they do not
support beta 2 and will not support the final product.
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Why would you expect a product like NIS or NAV, purchased before IE7 was
even on the market, to be supported by them?
 
johnrc wrote:
By the way, an email from Sumantec said
that since IE7 is a new product they do not support beta 2 and will
not support the final product.
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Well, let's see. Symantec did not create the product or the beta.

No one usually - not even (in this case) the creators of the software -
support the product in its beta stages. It is given "as-is", with all the
risk going to those who wish to download and install it.

Symantec will not support Internet Explorer 7 just like Microsoft will not
support Norton AntiVirus and Apple will not support Windows Vista. Why
would any company who supports software of their own support another
company's software as well..?

Or did you think they meant they will not *interface with it*? *grin8
 
johnrc said:
support beta 2 and will not support the final product.
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I don't believe that they said " not support the final product". It is
not in their interest to pre-empt a new product that is likely to be
standard especially a product from Microsoft. What evidence can you
provide that they actually said this?

Thank you for lying!
 
I contacted Symantec about IE7 because of the problems created after XP svc
pk2 came out. Running them both together will probably lead to a major crash
and/or no protection. "ANONYMOUS" I don't appreciate your disrespect. It
has to be given before it can be received. Go use some acne cream and grow
up!
 
Did they actually say "not support the final product"? answer the
question if you want respect from me!
 
These forums are supposed to be for people who want to offer assistance to
others. Since I had resolved my issue by using phone activation I thought it
would be helpful to start some healthful discussion about my current XP event
and information received from Symantec in an email dated 2/24/06. I'll
refrain from trying to help others.
Good Day All.
 
johnrc said:
<Snipped>
By the way, an email from Sumantec said
that since IE7 is a new product they do not support beta 2 and will
not support the final product.
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Shenan said:
Well, let's see. Symantec did not create the product or the beta.

No one usually - not even (in this case) the creators of the
software - support the product in its beta stages. It is given
"as-is", with all the risk going to those who wish to download and
install it.

Symantec will not support Internet Explorer 7 just like Microsoft
will not support Norton AntiVirus and Apple will not support
Windows Vista. Why would any company who supports software of
their own support another company's software as well..?

Or did you think they meant they will not *interface with it*?
*grin8
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These forums are supposed to be for people who want to offer
assistance to others. Since I had resolved my issue by using phone
activation I thought it would be helpful to start some healthful
discussion about my current XP event and information received from
Symantec in an email dated 2/24/06. I'll refrain from trying to
help others. Good Day All.
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Helping others is a noble and worthy objective. I hope that if you have
help to contribute here - you continue to contribute it. It is many times
those that received help here that go on to provide more and more help to
others as time goes on.

However, it is customary when quoting such a thing (as your Symantec email)
to quote it "word-for-word" with all relevant information included. This
may mean providing the entirety of the email in a post. That way others can
read it and make their own determination on what the meaning of that email
(if you are trying to discuss that) may be.

What you basically have here is a statement of what you
saw/read/comprehended - without providing the same courtesy to others here.
A discussion is not started by spoon-feeding the information to someone, but
by presented the information in its entirety and then presenting what you
believe its meaning to be and letting others discuss what they see the
meaning as.
 
johnrc said:
These forums are supposed to be for people who want to offer
assistance to others. Since I had resolved my issue by using phone
activation I thought it would be helpful to start some healthful
discussion about my current XP event and information received from
Symantec in an email dated 2/24/06. I'll refrain from trying to help
others. Good Day All.
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Could you quote the email? Post it to a website?



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Peace!
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"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
 
No these "forums" are not only supposed to be for people who want to
offer assistance to others but these forums are also supposed to be for
people who wants or who is seeking assistance. You are doing neither by
not quoting EXACTLY what Symantec told you.

I accept that they can't support beta products but I don't accept that
they won't support FINAL product. This is where you went wrong and got
caught out. You must have that email and you would do yourself justice
if you read it again properly. It won't say "will not support the final
product".

Have you got some pathological problems of distinguishing between the
truth and a blatant lie? If so then these newsgroups won't be of any
use or assistance to you.

Good bye JohnRC.
 
Fedora Core 4 is free, very user friendly, and the penguin doesn't need
activation:
http://fedora.redhat.com/Download/

Probably the easiest linux iteration I've come across.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Alias said:
Vic said:
Alias, I heard on TV last week Bill Gates was once again found to be the
most wealthy man on earth (for 2005). Doesn't look like PA
or WGA have had a bad impact to me (although I don't like it)!
Click to expand...

Gosh, how did he get so rich if everyone uses pirated copies except
Leythos, Jupiter and Carey?

When and if a user friendly OS appears that doesn't require WPA and WGA, I
will be the first to buy it and I doubt I will be alone.

For those interested, Warren Buffet (big name in investment circles) came
in 2nd, and Martha Stuart is no longer a billionaire!
Click to expand...

Not really interested :-) Counting another man or woman's money never did
anything for me.

Alias
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Just to add to the reason you needed to use the phone to activate your XP.

Because of a large number of "branded" OEM versions of XP were sold without
the correct corresponding hardware components, Microsoft has blocked all OEM
activations off the Internet. You now need to use the "activate by phone"
option and almost "plead" your case for a new activation code.

As for retail versions, the 120 day limit had/has not been reached.
 
Yves said:
Just to add to the reason you needed to use the phone to activate your XP.

Because of a large number of "branded" OEM versions of XP were sold without
the correct corresponding hardware components, Microsoft has blocked all OEM
activations off the Internet. You now need to use the "activate by phone"
option and almost "plead" your case for a new activation code.
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You mean Dell/HP type OEMs, not generic OEMs, right?

Alias
 
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