Xp oem image activation

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Peter

Hello !

Am I right in saying that restoring an image of a clean XP *oem*
installation onto a clean drive will not require activation on the same
computer ?

If not, will it require re-activation after 120 days when xp does an new
audit ?

Thank you lots.
 
Peter said:
Hello !

Am I right in saying that restoring an image of a clean XP *oem*
installation onto a clean drive will not require activation on the same
computer ?
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Depends if the image was activated or not.
If not, will it require re-activation after 120 days when xp does an new
audit ?

Thank you lots.
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No such "audit". After 120 days, XP wipes the slate clean and,
effectively, you could install a generic OEM on an entirely different
computer and it would activate on line without any problems.

If you're sick of activation and genuine advantage in all of its
flavors, check out Linux Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com

Advantages over XP:

1. No activation.

2. No Windows Genuine Advantage scams.

3. No need for an anti virus or firewall. A router firewall is enough.

4. No need for anti spy/ad/mal ware programs such as Spybot or AdAware.

5. The Ubuntu update updates *everything* on your computer, not just the
operating system.

6. Thousands of programs to choose from and all are free.

7. Great support through on line forums, Usenet and IRC.

8. It's free and you can install it on as many computers as your little
heart desires.


Alias
 
Hi Alias,

At least *you gave me some useful info...thx!

Yes I'll be trying Ubuntu. Already have a knoppix Live Cd but it's a bit too
slow for me.

I hope to activate XP and then make an image to avoid the B.S. of
'verifying' my ID to M$.

First M$ advised to flash the bios. This stops the oem product. Then they
insist on calling them and spewing out some 50 odd numbers. It's all numbers
to M$. People are just numbers, and numbers are $$$.

I have even been reading up on trying a crack but WHY should I ?
 
Alias said:
Depends if the image was activated or not.


No such "audit". After 120 days, XP wipes the slate clean and,
effectively, you could install a generic OEM on an entirely different
computer and it would activate on line without any problems.

If you're sick of activation and genuine advantage in all of its
flavors, check out Linux Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com

Advantages over XP:

1. No activation.

2. No Windows Genuine Advantage scams.

3. No need for an anti virus or firewall. A router firewall is enough.

4. No need for anti spy/ad/mal ware programs such as Spybot or
AdAware.
5. The Ubuntu update updates *everything* on your computer, not just
the operating system.

6. Thousands of programs to choose from and all are free.

7. Great support through on line forums, Usenet and IRC.

8. It's free and you can install it on as many computers as your
little heart desires.


Alias
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Those are the pros; now how about the very real cons? You're telling a
one-sided story without knowing what the OP would be trying to accomplish
and steering him to a whole new learning curve.
 
Poprivet said:
Those are the pros; now how about the very real cons? You're telling a
one-sided story without knowing what the OP would be trying to accomplish
and steering him to a whole new learning curve.
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Two questions were answered, one about XP and another about an
alternative to having to activate, become "genuine", etc.

If you have any cons you'd like to express, by all means, feel free. If
all you can do it spew "cons" about the messenger, I'm not really
surprised or interested.

Alias
 
Peter said:
Hi Alias,

At least *you gave me some useful info...thx!
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You're welcome.
Yes I'll be trying Ubuntu. Already have a knoppix Live Cd but it's a bit
too slow for me.
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Be sure and try Feisty Fawn 7.04.
I hope to activate XP and then make an image to avoid the B.S. of
'verifying' my ID to M$.
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That would do it.
First M$ advised to flash the bios. This stops the oem product. Then
they insist on calling them and spewing out some 50 odd numbers. It's
all numbers to M$. People are just numbers, and numbers are $$$.
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Activation, WGA, WGA/N, etc. is the main reason I'm learning Ubuntu.
That and not having to spend so much money. I have three computers and
to put Ulitmate on all of them will set me back $2,400 US Dollars. To
put Ubuntu on them costs me no money and far less time.
 
Alias said:
No such "audit". After 120 days, XP wipes the slate clean ...
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Is this a deliberate mis-statement, or are trying ignorant of the
actual process?

... and, effectively, you could install a generic OEM on an entirely different
computer and it would activate on line without any problems.
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Assuming the OP has no integrity....


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Poprivet said:
Those are the pros; now how about the very real cons? You're telling a
one-sided story ....
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And lying in much of that.


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Peter said:
Hi Alias,

At least *you gave me some useful info...thx!
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It won't be as useful as one might think; much of it was simply untrue.


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Bruce said:
Is this a deliberate mis-statement, or are trying ignorant of the
actual process?
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No, it's true.
Assuming the OP has no integrity....
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Not relevant. Technically, it can be done.
Dishonest spam-vertisement snipped...
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My, get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning, Bruce? What was
dishonest?

Alias
 
Peter said:
Hello !

Am I right in saying that restoring an image of a clean XP *oem*
installation onto a clean drive will not require activation on the same
computer ?

If not, will it require re-activation after 120 days when xp does an new
audit ?
Click to expand...

Do you mean the same drive it had been on or a new drive? Depending on what
other changes had been made to the system between the last time it was
activated and now, imaging to a different drive could swing the balance to
require activation. See this link for info on product activation and how to
save the vote based on the hard drive.

http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm
 
Alias said:
No, it's true.
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Nonsense. WinXP wipes no slates clean. Microsoft, however, does purge
old activation information from the servers after 120 days. So now we
know, you were ignorant of the true process. Try a little light reading
to prevent such future mistakes:

Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

Windows Product Activation (WPA)
http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm


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Alias said:
Really? Like what?
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They've been pointed out to you before. We understand that you've no
interest in the facts.


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Bruce said:
Nonsense. WinXP wipes no slates clean. Microsoft, however, does
purge old activation information from the servers after 120 days.
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Which is, of course, what I meant.

Alias
So
 
If you have any cons you'd like to express, by all means, feel free. If
all you can do it spew "cons" about the messenger, I'm not really
surprised or interested.

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Lack of driver support, lack of corporate support, lack of the linux
community support... Ubuntu has caught on, but not as much as
others....

PCLinuxOS
Mepis
RHFC
OpenSuSe
SuSe
DamnSmallLinux

But with Linux, you have the learning curve, the driver issues, and
sometimes even hardware support can be impossible....
 
RedForeman said:
Lack of driver support, lack of corporate support, lack of the linux
community support... Ubuntu has caught on, but not as much as
others....

PCLinuxOS
Mepis
RHFC
OpenSuSe
SuSe
DamnSmallLinux

But with Linux, you have the learning curve, the driver issues, and
sometimes even hardware support can be impossible....
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With XP, there was a learning curve. With Vista there is even more of a
learning curve. The difference is not the learning curve but the price
and the intrusive "anti piracy" features of XP and Vista.

Alias
 
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