XP PRO SERIAL NUMBER

[Leythos]

I just downloaded and installed ubuntu feisty, never used it before and
I was setup, updated, and surfing within a couple of hours. It looks
like I need to do some learning because it is different from windows. I
saw a version of ubuntu feisty with beryl desktop installed, it looked
better than anything I've ever seen before, I think I've been converted

"I think I've been converted"

How about you use it for a month and then come back and tell us that it
meets ALL of your needs, then tell us what those needs are.

 

[Mr X]

"I think I've been converted"

How about you use it for a month and then come back and tell us that it
meets ALL of your needs, then tell us what those needs are.

OK I will.
At least I wont have the hassle of trying to convince someone on the end of
a phone that I payed for my O/S and need a new serial number & possibly
have to pay £60ish for a new disk. (*.*)

 

[chrisv]

OK I will.
At least I wont have the hassle of trying to convince someone on the
end of a phone that I payed for my O/S and need a new serial number &
possibly have to pay £60ish for a new disk. (*.*)

You're an idiot. Only those who have an illegal copy of XP will have a
problem. You deserve linux.

 

[Leythos]

OK I will.
At least I wont have the hassle of trying to convince someone on the end
of a phone that I payed for my O/S and need a new serial number &
possibly have to pay £60ish for a new disk. (*.*)

Yea, wait till you need support and ask for help in a Linux Usenet group
about something and say "I use to be able to do this in Windows, how can I
do it in Linux..." and see how many flamers hit you for just mentioning
the word Windows.

 

[George]

"Dennis Schmitz"wrote



Yeah the post did get hijacked in a garbage direction. No problem Dennis,
post back any time.

I think he is asking how in the World does MS know that it was changed when
he formatted the hard drive and reinstalled Windows again?? How does MS
know that the hardware changed when it is a brand new install?

George

 

[Mr X]

I think he is asking how in the World does MS know that it was changed
when he formatted the hard drive and reinstalled Windows again?? How
does MS know that the hardware changed when it is a brand new install?

George

Exactly, all I wanted to do was use a copy of xp pro that I'd payed for to
install on a new pc that I'd built from scratch because the old one failed,
I bought it once and I failed all 7 tests to see if I'm legitimate owner
..... I need to get in touch with my local trading standards office

 

[Dennis Schmitz]

I think he is asking how in the World does MS know that it was changed when
he formatted the hard drive and reinstalled Windows again?? How does MS
know that the hardware changed when it is a brand new install?

George

George, you read my mind!

Why couldn't I have said that!

Dennis

 

[Rock]

I think he is asking how in the World does MS know that it was changed
when he formatted the hard drive and reinstalled Windows again?? How
does MS know that the hardware changed when it is a brand new install?

When XP is activated a hash is prepared that is a refection of the installed
hardware. That is transmitted to MS. On the next activation the same thing
happens and the two are compared.

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

I am not that familiar with how WGA works.

 

[Rock]

Exactly, all I wanted to do was use a copy of xp pro that I'd payed for to
install on a new pc that I'd built from scratch because the old one
failed, I bought it once and I failed all 7 tests to see if I'm legitimate
owner .... I need to get in touch with my local trading standards office

You never specified if this was an OEM or a retail version. I asked, but
you never replied. If it's an OEM version by the license it is not
transferrable to a new computer. If the old system dies the license dies
with it. That's one reason why OEM versions are cheaper.

If it's a retail version and it wouldn't activate on line, then phone in for
activation.

 

[Bullwinkle]

I have a legitimate copy of XP PRO but how do I go about reloading it on a
computer that suffered a serious hard drive fault? I got as far as loading
XP PRO onto the hardrive but wouldn't allow me to authenticate it online?

Peter

What means legitimate copy. It came with a serial number on the box or if
it's an OEM install there was a tag you or the supplier pasted to your box.

I think you're funning us.

 

[Bullwinkle]

Rock,

Sorry to be such a thickhead, but this thread is getting confusing. As I
reread the thread I see that I must have gotten multiple posts confused
and
combined.

My question seems to be irrelevant, and I apologize for causing more
confusion to the thread and group.

Thanks for the above link, very informative. It did answer some other
questions I had, and some I hadn't thought of yet.

I will sit down , and shut up now

Thanks again,
Dennis

No, Dennis, Don't shut up your question is valid. Just in a case like this
start a new thread don't just add it on to someone else's question and the
answers.

I'm just a listener here myself and don't mean to preach. This is one of
those threads that got itself wound all around until we all forgot the
original question. So go ahead run a new thread.

Best regards,

 

[Mr X]

"Dennis Schmitz"wrote

<snip>

Rock,

Sorry to be such a thickhead, but this thread is getting confusing. As
I
reread the thread I see that I must have gotten multiple posts
confused and
combined.

My question seems to be irrelevant, and I apologize for causing more
confusion to the thread and group.

Thanks for the above link, very informative. It did answer some other
questions I had, and some I hadn't thought of yet.

I will sit down , and shut up now

Yeah the post did get hijacked in a garbage direction. No problem
Dennis, post back any time.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

I think he is asking how in the World does MS know that it was changed
when he formatted the hard drive and reinstalled Windows again?? How
does MS know that the hardware changed when it is a brand new install?

Exactly, all I wanted to do was use a copy of xp pro that I'd payed for
to install on a new pc that I'd built from scratch because the old one
failed, I bought it once and I failed all 7 tests to see if I'm
legitimate owner .... I need to get in touch with my local trading
standards office

You never specified if this was an OEM or a retail version. I asked, but
you never replied. If it's an OEM version by the license it is not
transferrable to a new computer. If the old system dies the license dies
with it. That's one reason why OEM versions are cheaper.

If it's a retail version and it wouldn't activate on line, then phone in
for activation.

Sorry, its a retail version

 

[Rock]

"Dennis Schmitz"wrote

<snip>

Rock,

Sorry to be such a thickhead, but this thread is getting confusing.
As I
reread the thread I see that I must have gotten multiple posts
confused and
combined.

My question seems to be irrelevant, and I apologize for causing more
confusion to the thread and group.

Thanks for the above link, very informative. It did answer some other
questions I had, and some I hadn't thought of yet.

I will sit down , and shut up now

Yeah the post did get hijacked in a garbage direction. No problem
Dennis, post back any time.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

I think he is asking how in the World does MS know that it was changed
when he formatted the hard drive and reinstalled Windows again?? How
does MS know that the hardware changed when it is a brand new install?

Exactly, all I wanted to do was use a copy of xp pro that I'd payed for
to install on a new pc that I'd built from scratch because the old one
failed, I bought it once and I failed all 7 tests to see if I'm
legitimate owner .... I need to get in touch with my local trading
standards office

You never specified if this was an OEM or a retail version. I asked, but
you never replied. If it's an OEM version by the license it is not
transferrable to a new computer. If the old system dies the license dies
with it. That's one reason why OEM versions are cheaper.

If it's a retail version and it wouldn't activate on line, then phone in
for activation.

Then it is transferrable and/or useable after hardware changes, as long as
it's only installed on one device at a time. If the last activation was
less than 120 days, then it won't go through on the internet so it has to be
phone activation.

Either way if you do the phone activation it should get activated.

 

[George]

George, you read my mind!

Why couldn't I have said that!

Dennis

Definitely not a mind reader....thought I could help clarify what I was
reading.

George

 

[Gordon]

"Dennis Schmitz"wrote

<snip>

Rock,

Sorry to be such a thickhead, but this thread is getting confusing.
As I
reread the thread I see that I must have gotten multiple posts
confused
and
combined.

My question seems to be irrelevant, and I apologize for causing more
confusion to the thread and group.

Thanks for the above link, very informative. It did answer some other
questions I had, and some I hadn't thought of yet.

I will sit down , and shut up now

Yeah the post did get hijacked in a garbage direction. No problem Dennis,
post back any time.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

I think he is asking how in the World does MS know that it was changed when
he formatted the hard drive and reinstalled Windows again?? How does
MS
know that the hardware changed when it is a brand new install?

George

George, you read my mind!

Why couldn't I have said that!

Dennis

Definitely not a mind reader....thought I could help clarify what I was
reading.

George

Do you HAVE a mind?

 

[George]

"Dennis Schmitz"wrote

<snip>

Rock,

Sorry to be such a thickhead, but this thread is getting confusing.
As
I
reread the thread I see that I must have gotten multiple posts
confused
and
combined.

My question seems to be irrelevant, and I apologize for causing more
confusion to the thread and group.

Thanks for the above link, very informative. It did answer some
other
questions I had, and some I hadn't thought of yet.

I will sit down , and shut up now

Yeah the post did get hijacked in a garbage direction. No problem
Dennis,
post back any time.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

I think he is asking how in the World does MS know that it was changed
when
he formatted the hard drive and reinstalled Windows again?? How does
MS
know that the hardware changed when it is a brand new install?

George



George, you read my mind!

Why couldn't I have said that!

Dennis

Definitely not a mind reader....thought I could help clarify what I was
reading.

George

Do you HAVE a mind?

Do you have a real question? MORON!

 

[chrisv]

"Dennis Schmitz"wrote

<snip>

Rock,

Sorry to be such a thickhead, but this thread is getting
confusing. As
I
reread the thread I see that I must have gotten multiple posts
confused
and
combined.

My question seems to be irrelevant, and I apologize for causing
more confusion to the thread and group.

Thanks for the above link, very informative. It did answer some
other
questions I had, and some I hadn't thought of yet.

I will sit down , and shut up now

Yeah the post did get hijacked in a garbage direction. No
problem Dennis, post back any time.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

I think he is asking how in the World does MS know that it was
changed when he formatted the hard drive and reinstalled Windows
again?? How does MS
know that the hardware changed when it is a brand new install?

George



George, you read my mind!

Why couldn't I have said that!

Dennis

Definitely not a mind reader....thought I could help clarify what I
was reading.

George

Do you HAVE a mind?

Do you have a real question? MORON!

Hey, shite-for-brains, no name-calling, you prick.

 

[Ytrx]

Hey, shite-for-brains, no name-calling, you prick.

Now, now boys... fightin's outta style! Besides, fun's where
the fair's at.. in the future, that is.

Ytrx