Like I said. next time its a crack.
"john" <john@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Alpine" <Alpine@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Greets,
>>
>> I have had my computer for nearly 6 months, and a couple days ago right
>> after statup, I get the windows popup "windows could not activate" and
>> then
>> something along the lines of "click here for troubleshooting".
>>
>> So when I get back into Windows Activation it's giving me 30 days to
>> activate and it won't activate on-line.
>>
>> I have been through the various activation related issues with other
>> machines but not with this one.
>>
>> Why did this happen?
>>
>> Is Vista requireing multiple activations over periods of time?
>>
>> Before I go through the phone activation, I wanted to know more as to why
>> this even happened.
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> Because M$ wants you to prove over and over and over again that you are
> not a thief.
>
> People here have already found they have to reactivate just because they
> ran Windows Update and downloaded a new device driver. This is just the
> new M$ anti-piracy measures at work... sort of like being pulled over by
> the same cop at the exact same spot every freakin day and forced at
> gunpoint to prove you didn't steal the car.
>
> Get used to it, it will only get worse.
>
> ..and the best part of all this is, it doesn't slow the pirates down even
> one little bit - they've already figured out how to circumvent this
> ridiculous crap, it only inconveniences the honest users.
>
> atta boy Ballmer. have a banana...
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