Richard Urban

Quite a while ago (many months actually) I read somewhere that the hard
drive constituted the largest point value against reactivation. If I can
find it again, I will post it here.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews@nospam.mvps.org> wrote in
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> On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:35:01 -0400, "AJR" <ajrjdr@comcast.net> wrote:
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>>BUT - keep in mind - most likely reactivation of the OS will be required
>>and
>>probalby necessary by phone.
>
> Could you explain this please?
>
> We're told:
> - Vista uses same activation system as XP
> - XP watches 10 items, 7 must "survive" (i.e. lose 4, die)
> - a new HD = 1 "life"
> - loss of volume serial number = 1 "life"
>
> If all of the above are true, then why should swapping HD - especially
> if cloning and thus preserving volume secrial number - trigger Vista's
> activation payload?
>
>
>
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