Win xp oem activation hits me clear as mud!

S

Steve N.

DevilsPGD said:
Sure it did -- I have an OEM copy of Windows XP Pro preinstalled on my
laptop, and the details on that link were not presented to me before I
purchased the product, or in the printed material which accompanied the
product, or even in the EULA.

The above three (pre-sales, accompanying material, EULA) are the *only*
three things I am legally bound to (and perhaps not even those three,
should Microsoft ever take a shrinkwrap agreement and/or an EULA to
court and risk the judge kicking part or all of the EULA)

Microsoft can write up whatever they want anywhere they want, but unless
it's written and presented to me before I agree to the terms and make
the purchase, it doesn't apply.
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Yeah. By the same token maybe I can legally bind you to an agreement
such as follows:


"By reading and not repsonding with an "opt-out" reply message to this
thread in this newsgroup within 24 hours you are accepting this Lawn
Mowing Agreement. You shall mow my lawn every Saturday, regarless of
weather conditions, and you must supply your own lawnmower and fuel. In
addition, you must supply me with a case of beer for me to drink at my
discretion while I watch you mow my lawn and gloat. Further, you agree
that any and evey statement made by me pointing out your obvious
stupidity, regardelss of profanity used in doing so, and regardless of
my level of sobriety, shall be tatooed on your forehead."

Steve
 
D

David Sewell

Steve N. said:
Yeah. By the same token maybe I can legally bind you to an agreement
such as follows:


"By reading and not repsonding with an "opt-out" reply message to this
thread in this newsgroup within 24 hours you are accepting this Lawn
Mowing Agreement. You shall mow my lawn every Saturday, regarless of
weather conditions, and you must supply your own lawnmower and fuel. In
addition, you must supply me with a case of beer for me to drink at my
discretion while I watch you mow my lawn and gloat. Further, you agree
that any and evey statement made by me pointing out your obvious
stupidity, regardelss of profanity used in doing so, and regardless of
my level of sobriety, shall be tatooed on your forehead."

Steve
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Yeah, but Steve, can you guarantee to make it stand up in court!!
 
D

David Sewell

Second /(third) thoughts... sorry... kissy kissy.. there, I'm sure we all
feel better for that?!

David...
 
W

Woody

<Yeah, but Steve, can you guarantee to make it stand up in court!!>

you could be arrested if it stands up in court ;-P
 
S

Steve N.

David said:
Second /(third) thoughts... sorry... kissy kissy.. there, I'm sure we all
feel better for that?!

David...
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In case you didn't figure it out the 1st time, PUAR = P!ss Up A Rope.

Steve
 
S

Steve N.

David said:
Yeah, but Steve, can you guarantee to make it stand up in court!!
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Can Microsoft make their's stand up in court? Last I saw they copped out
of a suit against some college student bozo trying sell an OEM software
of theirs on e-bay, not to mention they have been convicted of being
monopoly in US courts.

So yeah, maybe I can.

I can read and understand an EULA. Too bad nobody else here seems to be
able to.

So, are ya gonna mow my lawn, or what? And don't you dare forget about
the beer, dammit. I already got a tatoo artist lined up. I figure you
got less than 22 hours left to decide...

If not...
.... see you Saturday. :)

Steve
 
S

Steve N.

kurttrail said:
I think you are being naive.
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I honestly don't give rip what you may think of me, no offense intended
Kurt.
There are some regulars that try to suck
up to MS by giving misleading answers all the time.
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There is absolutely no point whatsoever in doing so. It just doesn't
make any sense at all.
He owns a business that is a MS patner, and by muddying the waters he is
trying to get people to buy more copies of software than they need.
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Why? Does he get a kick-back or something? Why heck, if I could make a
buck or two by kissing MS's @$$ I might reconsider my position. ;)
I believe he thinks he is helping MS.
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Hah! Anyone with at least two functional braincells can see that MS
doesn't need any help from any of us bozos!
He has been told over and over
again, many dozens of times or more, that the SBL is in no way
applicable to end users. At this point, he is either the densest person
on the planet, or he is deliberately trying to confuse the issue.
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I'll go with "the densest person on the planet", if you don't mind. At
least on this point anyway.

Steve
 
K

kurttrail

Steve said:
I honestly don't give rip what you may think of me, no offense
intended Kurt.
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LOL! Even if, no big one.
There is absolutely no point whatsoever in doing so. It just doesn't
make any sense at all.
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And Leythos is making sense in the first place?
Why? Does he get a kick-back or something? Why heck, if I could make a
buck or two by kissing MS's @$$ I might reconsider my position. ;)
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LOL! Why does anyone suck up to MS? Leythos is one of those people
that sucks up to what they perceive is an authority.
Hah! Anyone with at least two functional braincells can see that MS
doesn't need any help from any of us bozos!
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I agree, but those that believe in corporate rights over individual
rights wouldn't.

Leythos is a fascist. Both politically, and economically.
I'll go with "the densest person on the planet", if you don't mind. At
least on this point anyway.
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Your choice, Steve. Read some of his political views about how he has
to live with the way this country is until they get rid of the
politically correct. About public executions. You may see that his
denseness is totally purposeful.

Like Geobbels theory about repeating the same lie over and over again
and you can get people to believe anything, that is what Leythos hopes
to accomplish. Cannot win an argument logically, win it through
repetition.

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com/mscommunity
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
 
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kurttrail

David said:
Nope, old enough and smart enough to ignore anything Kurttrail says.
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Ah, but you didn't. So much for being smart enough!

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com/mscommunity
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
 
K

kurttrail

David said:
Ah, but I did. I also ignored you this time. Don't try to figure it
out.
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LOL! Obviously you have a different defintion of "ignore" than the
dictionary.

Oh well, occasionally someone slips through who can't pass the MVP test
of connecting two dots.

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com/mscommunity
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
 
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Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers

Hi kurttrail,
LOL! Obviously you have a different defintion of "ignore" than the
dictionary.

Oh well, occasionally someone slips through who can't pass the MVP test
of connecting two dots.

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com/mscommunity
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
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I managed to connect three, but they were in a straight line, and they did
allow me to use a ruler. It only took me 12 tries.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 

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