5 ?? really ? I had to phone in the first time I reinstalled the op system
to activate it
"Puffnstuff" <Puffnstuff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I've reviewed the ms site which dictates the terms and conditions under
> which
> vista requires activation or reactivation. For us retail users we are
> allowed 5 internet activations after which we must phone in. The reason I
> purchased retail ultimate in the first place was for the convenience of
> moving my os around as much as I pleased since I do make frequent hardware
> changes to my pc. I'm somewhat miffed that ms would make us retail
> purchasers phone home after 5 activations. MS should change this policy
> towards retail users so that they can always activiate over the internet
> when
> need be. I am most unhappy with this, if I knew I had to phone in I
> could've
> spent half as much on the oem version and phoned away knowing I saved some
> money.
>
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