Vista Deactivated three times

[Guest]

My installation of Vista Business has deactivated three times. The first time
I had added more memory to my system. The second time I changed my hard
drive. The third time I had made no changes to my system. What is going on?
Is there a problem with my copy of vista or my product Key?

 

[Alias]

My installation of Vista Business has deactivated three times. The first time
I had added more memory to my system. The second time I changed my hard
drive. The third time I had made no changes to my system. What is going on?
Is there a problem with my copy of vista or my product Key?

No, it's normal that Microsoft controls your computer. If you're sick of
this crap, check out Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com. It's free and there is no
activation, becoming genuine or "tamper state" that Vista charges you to
experience.

 

[Tiberius]

Vista has been made overly sensitive to such changes.. with XP it was not
like that..
and this is totally CRAP .... what if you have no internet, you must keep
calling MS to activate via phone? RIDICULOUS!

This is unacceptable and I really hope MS loses OS dominence with such crap
that its doing. Unless they change strategy, then I will like them again

 

[Alias]

Vista has been made overly sensitive to such changes.. with XP it was not
like that..
and this is totally CRAP .... what if you have no internet, you must keep
calling MS to activate via phone? RIDICULOUS!

This is unacceptable and I really hope MS loses OS dominence with such crap
that its doing. Unless they change strategy, then I will like them again

The fact of the matter is that it's only going to get worse, what with a
special department working on WGA and WGA only. The ironic thing is that
Microsoft made billions upon billions of dollars with pre XP and pre
Activation operating systems. This greedy, and unnecessary, crap will be
their downfall. I don't think I'm the only one who went to Linux due to
this "you are a thief until you prove otherwise" nonsense.

 

[Tiberius]

I agree totally! Activation is one of the things that will bring down MS.
It is indeed based on greed is negative.

With XP it was a bit better but with Vista its totally horribe.
There was a revolt with XP, but many didnt care that much.. MS pushed it
slowley in everyones rear ends
and now its getting worse...

It will only make pirates get better in hacking-cracking, and make other
free OS stronger and stronger.

I am sure that the next revolution is web based OS's probably running on
some sort of linux.
You dont need monster PC's with fast internet speeds that are coming
everything can be online.

 

[AMD]

No, it's normal that Microsoft controls your computer. If you're sick of
this crap, check out Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com. It's free and there is no
activation, becoming genuine or "tamper state" that Vista charges you to
experience.

Except linux kinda sucks in that it's extremely hard to use for windows
users.

 

[Alias]

Except linux kinda sucks in that it's extremely hard to use for windows
users.

False. I see you've never installed Ubuntu.

 

[Pete Stavrakoglou]

The fact of the matter is that it's only going to get worse, what with a
special department working on WGA and WGA only. The ironic thing is that
Microsoft made billions upon billions of dollars with pre XP and pre
Activation operating systems. This greedy, and unnecessary, crap will be
their downfall. I don't think I'm the only one who went to Linux due to
this "you are a thief until you prove otherwise" nonsense.

Activation aside, it is not greed for a business to want to get paid for
their product. Is it greed that you expect to get paid for your work?

 

[Alias]

Activation aside, it is not greed for a business to want to get paid for
their product. Is it greed that you expect to get paid for your work?

Another Wintard who can't fuçking read. Please reread my post and then
reconsider your reply. Concentrate on where I said that MS made billions
upon billions of dollars with no stinking activation, WGA, tamper state,
etc. Most people buy Windows preinstalled so no piracy problems there.
The other people who buy a copy of Windows and install it themselves,
for the most part, are honest and pay for their copy of Windows. I have
copies of Windows DOS/95/98/98SE/Me/W2K sitting on the shelf and I paid
for all of them. The minuscule amount of people who use a pirated
version probably doesn't even make up for the cost of activation seats
from Morocco to India. What it does do, however, is anger off paying
customers and make them think about alternative operating systems. I
know I never would have even considered Linux if it weren't for the
intrusive "anti piracy" programs that insist I prove I am not a thief
before I can use something I PAID FOR!

 

[John Lee Brown]

Have you flown lately because everyone that does is treated like a criminal
for the suppose sake of security.

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

My installation of Vista Business has deactivated three times. The first time
I had added more memory to my system. The second time I changed my hard
drive. The third time I had made no changes to my system. What is going on?
Is there a problem with my copy of vista or my product Key?

Yes, there is a problem with your copy of Vista and every copy of vista
out there. They all contain MS's buggy DRM (WPA & WGA/N). If you
really are stuck on the idea of running vista, you just need to suck it
up (the fact that this will be a normal occurance) and call MS everytime
vista 'deactivates'.

--
Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html

"Fair use is not merely a nice concept--it is a federal law based on
free speech rights under the First Amendment and is a cornerstone of the
creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country. Consumer
rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
- Maura Corbett

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

Activation aside, it is not greed for a business to want to get paid for
their product. Is it greed that you expect to get paid for your work?

Activation NOT aside, because this is part of their greed. MS has done
alot more than 'expect to get paid for their product'. They are a
convicted predatory monopoly which has been pursued by most of the world
for antitrust violations, sued by countless competitors for IP
infringement and other various anti-competitive practices, stolen or
bought out innovation out right, now they are using the buggy DRM built
into vista to violate customers' virtual civil rights and privacy.

Trusting MS after all of this is like releasing a chronic criminal into
society and trusting him not to offend again.

--
Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html

"Fair use is not merely a nice concept--it is a federal law based on
free speech rights under the First Amendment and is a cornerstone of the
creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country. Consumer
rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
- Maura Corbett

 

[john]

Activation aside, it is not greed for a business to want to get paid for
their product. Is it greed that you expect to get paid for your work?

of course not, but wouldn't you be a little pissed if everytime you left
your house you were pulled over by the cops then forced at gunpoint to prove
you owned the car? what part of the OP didn't you understand?

 

[DevilsPGD]

of course not, but wouldn't you be a little pissed if everytime you left
your house you were pulled over by the cops then forced at gunpoint to prove
you owned the car?

I wasn't aware WGA used guns.

That being said, at least around here we have things called
"Checkpoints" -- The police will set up on a road, stop everyone and do
a quick license, registration and sobriety test, then on you go.

Great analogy, happens all the time, no big deal (well, unless you're
driving drunk, unregistered, uninsured, unlicensed, or are a complete
dick to the cop)

 

[Alias]

I wasn't aware WGA used guns.

To use the same analogy, Microsoft can use its kill switch and render
your computer useless. More like a taser than a gun.

That being said, at least around here we have things called
"Checkpoints" -- The police will set up on a road, stop everyone and do
a quick license, registration and sobriety test, then on you go.

Great analogy, happens all the time, no big deal (well, unless you're
driving drunk, unregistered, uninsured, unlicensed, or are a complete
dick to the cop)

Using an operating system is not the same as driving a car.

 

[Pete Stavrakoglou]

of course not, but wouldn't you be a little pissed if everytime you left
your house you were pulled over by the cops then forced at gunpoint to
prove you owned the car? what part of the OP didn't you understand?

What part of my post did you not understand? I was addressing the comment
about Microsoft being greedy. Expecting to get paid for your owrk is not
greedy. Try reading my post again, maybe you'll understand.

 

[DevilsPGD]

Using an operating system is not the same as driving a car.

Agreed -- But then it wasn't my analogy