Activation Reset

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I added memory Is this enough to warrent a new activation? Can this be a
mistake IE Virus or did Microsoft create a disposable system as in the Bic
mentality of things?
 
I added memory Is this enough to warrent a new activation? Can this be a
mistake IE Virus or did Microsoft create a disposable system as in the Bic
mentality of things?
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Every hardware change will "increase" a counter. Once the counter
reaches the limit, the Activation request will come back.

Hell, I once got an activation request for just updating my video card
drivers.
 
smlunatick said:
Every hardware change will "increase" a counter. Once the counter
reaches the limit, the Activation request will come back.

Hell, I once got an activation request for just updating my video card
drivers.
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I got four after changing a NIC, one for each of the subsequent reboots.
All of them went through but it was one of the many reasons I've gone to
Linux. When you're having problems with hardware, the last thing you
want to do is deal with that nonsense.

Alias
 
Boothe said:
I added memory Is this enough to warrent a new activation? Can this be a
mistake IE Virus or did Microsoft create a disposable system as in the Bic
mentality of things?
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There is a list of criteria here.

http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm

The WPA system checks ten categories of hardware:

1. Display Adapter
2. SCSI Adapter
3. IDE Adapter (effectively the motherboard)
4. Network Adapter (NIC) and its MAC Address
5. RAM Amount Range (i.e., 0-64mb, 64-128mb, etc.)
6. Processor Type
7. Processor Serial Number <--- not available (only existed in P3 days)
8. Hard Drive Device
9. Hard Drive Volume Serial Number (VSN)
10. CD-ROM / CD-RW / DVD-ROM

(Processor Serial Number from P3 era.)
http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentiumiii/sb/CS-007579.htm

Paul
 
No, adding just the new memory bank is not in itself a justification for
re-activation. It is surely a mistake. Now what sort of message did you
get? Can you print-scrn it and post it somewhere online so that you can be
given a correct or workable solution.
 
Boothe said:
I added memory Is this enough to warrent a new activation? Can this be a
mistake IE Virus or did Microsoft create a disposable system as in the Bic
mentality of things?
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It can, if you've made other recent hardware changes as well. Go ahead and
reactivate, it'll work just fine. If it doesn't, call the phone number
provided and activate that way. Not a big deal as long as you have a
legitimate licence.
 
I added memory
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How much did you have? How much did you add? Why did you add it?

Is this enough to warrent a new activation?
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No, not by itself.

Can this be a
mistake IE Virus
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It's highly unlikely that it's a virus.

or did Microsoft create a disposable system as in the Bic
mentality of things?
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? "Disposable system"? "Bic mentality"? Sorry, I don't understand what
you are asking here.
 
Are you absolutely sure it's a mistake???
ANONYMOUS said:
No, adding just the new memory bank is not in itself a justification for
re-activation. It is surely a mistake. Now what sort of message did you
get? Can you print-scrn it and post it somewhere online so that you can
be
given a correct or workable solution.
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Unknown said:
What're you doing here if you went to Linux? Miss good ole Windows??????
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I still use XP for gaming. I used XP for a long time so I try to help
people here from time-to-time if I can.

Alias
 
How much did you have? How much did you add? Why did you add it?




No, not by itself.




It's highly unlikely that it's a virus.




? "Disposable system"? "Bic mentality"? Sorry, I don't understand what
you are asking here.
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Bic pens are used and then thrown away when they run out of ink. The
same is true of Bic lighters.

Alias
 
Thank you,
The ref. to Bic (lighters) mentality is refering to use it up and buy new or
dispose of.
Seems no-one caught that (my 1st thread) but I appreciate the help.
I have something else bothering me, my location on my Yahoo home page keeps
changing from my area code to another, is someone else in another location
accessing my machine?
Should I post another thread for support?
Thanks again Ken

Boothe
 
Boothe said:
Thank you,
The ref. to Bic (lighters) mentality is refering to use it up and buy new
or
dispose of.
Seems no-one caught that (my 1st thread) but I appreciate the help.
I have something else bothering me, my location on my Yahoo home page
keeps
changing from my area code to another, is someone else in another location
accessing my machine?
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EAsy way to check that is to change all the system passwords, and the
passwords for your Yahoo pages.
 
Boothe said:
Thank you,
The ref. to Bic (lighters) mentality is refering to use it up and buy new or
dispose of.
Seems no-one caught that (my 1st thread) but I appreciate the help.
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I caught it and I ignored it. It seems that a lot of people jump to
conclusions about and poke fun at Microsoft's activation process. <yawn> By
the way, you didn't say how much trouble it was when you reactivated. Care to
share?
 
It appears there was no problem, I am new at this and the activation process,
I am told I have a certain amount of changes available before my code expires
and I have to purchase a new one. It appears I am to much of a novice to
participate in this.

Boothe
 
Boothe said:
It appears there was no problem, I am new at this and the activation process,
I am told I have a certain amount of changes available before my code expires
and I have to purchase a new one. It appears I am to much of a novice to
participate in this.

Boothe
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No. Your "code doesn't expire", you will simply be required to reactivate.
The activation process takes a survey of the hardware that makes up your
computer, and submits the results of that survey to Microsoft's computers.
The survey result is also stored on your computer and if you make enough
changes to the hardware, Windows will require you to reactivate. This makes a
new survey of your hardware and submits the updated survey to Microsoft. Most
always, activation done online goes without problems. If you make lots of
hardware changes very frequently because you are a computer hobbyist and test
a lot of hardware, you will probably get a message that you have "exceeded
the allowable number of activations" or words to the effect. This is probably
what you have heard of and have been told in error that you will have to buy
a new copy of Windows. You will be provided with a phone number to call
Microsoft and activate by phone. You will NOT be required to buy a new
licence. I have been running XP on various computers since about 2002 and
have been required to reactivate a few times, only once have I been required
to reactivate by phone, which Microsoft did without argument. The activation
process isn't perfect, but Microsoft has made allowances for that by
providing phone activation.
 
It appears there was no problem, I am new at this and the activation process,
I am told I have a certain amount of changes available before my code expires
and I have to purchase a new one. It appears I am to much of a novice to
participate in this.
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No, this isn't at all correct. You can make as many changes as you
want, as often as you want. Your "code" never expires, and you never
have to purchase a new one.

You may, under some circumstances, have to reactivate, but that's
completely free, and it's quick and easy. Normally activation can be
done on the internet, but worst case, it's a quick and easy telephone
call to an 800 number.
 
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