XP activation removal tool

[Ben H]

Some dealers are selling CD's that remove the XP activation 30 day reminder
and allow you to run the OS as if it had been activated.
Does this work and is there likely to be any problems using XP in the future
if it has never been activated.
Thanks




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[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

No it doesn't work! They are likely selling illegal, pirated
versions of Windows XP. Those illegal versions will not
entitle one to updates from the Windows Update web site.

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| Some dealers are selling CD's that remove the XP activation 30 day reminder
| and allow you to run the OS as if it had been activated.
| Does this work and is there likely to be any problems using XP in the future
| if it has never been activated.
| Thanks

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Ben,

Those tools are well known, and you will find that you will not be able to
update the system properly if you use them.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Harry Ohrn]

They may cause you a lot of grief. You could find yourself unable to boot
your system to the Desktop after any Windows Update installs. While it is
extremely unlikely that Microsoft will take legal action against a home user
they will certainly do so against a dealer. I find it unusual that any
dealer would take such a risk at losing their business.

 

[Andrew Murray]

why not just activate? Saves you a whole heap of trouble. If you're
talking about OEM vendors selling PC's with Windows installed, then it's
likely they've already activated Windows before you get the PC.

Anything else they do is illegal.

 

[Andrew Murray]

instead of worrying about 'if it works' I'd report those who do it to
Microsoft, or to the FBI or local authority.

 

[Ron Martell]

Some dealers are selling CD's that remove the XP activation 30 day reminder
and allow you to run the OS as if it had been activated.
Does this work and is there likely to be any problems using XP in the future
if it has never been activated.
Thanks

If I were to encounter a dealer doing this I would run, not walk, out
of that store, and another for another dealer with at least some
degree of honesty and integrity.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
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http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

 

[Locke]

Microsoft is supposed to have a new way to keep invalid copies from
updating. Also when you have an invalid copy - support is no longer
available.

Locke

 

[da_test]

Microsoft is supposed to have a new way to keep invalid copies from
updating. Also when you have an invalid copy - support is no longer
available.

Locke

There's also the Windows Genuine Advantage.
How's it supposed to work? Is it enforced at the download
stage only? What's to stop users downloading the
enhancements/fixes from a second PC running windows 98?

Dave