Vista - Activation Blues...

Briefly -- I clean installed Ultimate and activated. No problem.
Next, I shut down and moved the drive cable from port 1 to port 0 on my
3Ware RAID card - drive is configured as JOBD.
Restarted computer and got a "3 Days to Activate" notice. Tried to
"reactivate" - NoGo. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key not accepted,
"Already in Use"
Next, shut down and moved drive back to port 1 - Fired it up, and Ultimate's
activation was restored. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key was not
accepted, "Already in use"
I think you will agree that it is not unreasonable for the user to be given
the ability to move the OS physical drive - within the same computer - from
one controller to another, or even from one controller port to another on the
same controller.
Please address this issue.

"Christopher" <Christopher@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:89EFABA1-4ADB-42A1-9725-78A83DE4C319@microsoft.com...
> Briefly -- I clean installed Ultimate and activated. No problem.
> Next, I shut down and moved the drive cable from port 1 to port 0 on my
> 3Ware RAID card - drive is configured as JOBD.
> Restarted computer and got a "3 Days to Activate" notice. Tried to
> "reactivate" - NoGo. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key not
> accepted,
> "Already in Use"
> Next, shut down and moved drive back to port 1 - Fired it up, and
> Ultimate's
> activation was restored. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key was
> not
> accepted, "Already in use"
> I think you will agree that it is not unreasonable for the user to be
> given
> the ability to move the OS physical drive - within the same computer -
> from
> one controller to another, or even from one controller port to another on
> the
> same controller.
> Please address this issue.

wow That seems like an extremely aggressive activation setup. I knew they
were taking steps to improve the activation, but just a simple cable change?
fuxache :-(

yikes. If it's true then msft is certainly over-reaching now.

"Christopher" wrote:

> Briefly -- I clean installed Ultimate and activated. No problem.
> Next, I shut down and moved the drive cable from port 1 to port 0 on my
> 3Ware RAID card - drive is configured as JOBD.
> Restarted computer and got a "3 Days to Activate" notice. Tried to
> "reactivate" - NoGo. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key not accepted,
> "Already in Use"
> Next, shut down and moved drive back to port 1 - Fired it up, and Ultimate's
> activation was restored. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key was not
> accepted, "Already in use"
> I think you will agree that it is not unreasonable for the user to be given
> the ability to move the OS physical drive - within the same computer - from
> one controller to another, or even from one controller port to another on the
> same controller.
> Please address this issue.

The same happened to me except the only thing I changed were device drivers!!
Instead of activating online I done it over the phone and all seems to be
fine again, well until the next time I change anything! They need to sort it
out...


"Christopher" wrote:

> Briefly -- I clean installed Ultimate and activated. No problem.
> Next, I shut down and moved the drive cable from port 1 to port 0 on my
> 3Ware RAID card - drive is configured as JOBD.
> Restarted computer and got a "3 Days to Activate" notice. Tried to
> "reactivate" - NoGo. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key not accepted,
> "Already in Use"
> Next, shut down and moved drive back to port 1 - Fired it up, and Ultimate's
> activation was restored. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key was not
> accepted, "Already in use"
> I think you will agree that it is not unreasonable for the user to be given
> the ability to move the OS physical drive - within the same computer - from
> one controller to another, or even from one controller port to another on the
> same controller.
> Please address this issue.

Well! What do you know... I just updated my 3Ware RAID drivers this
afternoon - and you'll never guess what... I HAD TO CALL INDIA FOR
REACTIVATION!!!!
WTF (WhatTheF**k)?????!!!!!!!
The ONLY consolation to having to endure this PITA (PainInTheAss)
inconvenience is that the screening questions asked by the attendent are
merely a formality - Getting the BLN (BigLongNumber) is essentially no-hassle.


"bicky316" wrote:

> The same happened to me except the only thing I changed were device drivers!!
> Instead of activating online I done it over the phone and all seems to be
> fine again, well until the next time I change anything! They need to sort it
> out...
>
>
> "Christopher" wrote:
>
> > Briefly -- I clean installed Ultimate and activated. No problem.
> > Next, I shut down and moved the drive cable from port 1 to port 0 on my
> > 3Ware RAID card - drive is configured as JOBD.
> > Restarted computer and got a "3 Days to Activate" notice. Tried to
> > "reactivate" - NoGo. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key not accepted,
> > "Already in Use"
> > Next, shut down and moved drive back to port 1 - Fired it up, and Ultimate's
> > activation was restored. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key was not
> > accepted, "Already in use"
> > I think you will agree that it is not unreasonable for the user to be given
> > the ability to move the OS physical drive - within the same computer - from
> > one controller to another, or even from one controller port to another on the
> > same controller.
> > Please address this issue.

Out of curiosity what questions did they ask you?
Bob
"Christopher" <Christopher@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EEE0A535-22CB-4EF1-B898-1A884AE31193@microsoft.com...
> Well! What do you know... I just updated my 3Ware RAID drivers this
> afternoon - and you'll never guess what... I HAD TO CALL INDIA FOR
> REACTIVATION!!!!
> WTF (WhatTheF**k)?????!!!!!!!
> The ONLY consolation to having to endure this PITA (PainInTheAss)
> inconvenience is that the screening questions asked by the attendent are
> merely a formality - Getting the BLN (BigLongNumber) is essentially
> no-hassle.
>
>
> "bicky316" wrote:
>
>> The same happened to me except the only thing I changed were device
>> drivers!!
>> Instead of activating online I done it over the phone and all seems to be
>> fine again, well until the next time I change anything! They need to sort
>> it
>> out...
>>
>>
>> "Christopher" wrote:
>>
>> > Briefly -- I clean installed Ultimate and activated. No problem.
>> > Next, I shut down and moved the drive cable from port 1 to port 0 on my
>> > 3Ware RAID card - drive is configured as JOBD.
>> > Restarted computer and got a "3 Days to Activate" notice. Tried to
>> > "reactivate" - NoGo. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key not
>> > accepted,
>> > "Already in Use"
>> > Next, shut down and moved drive back to port 1 - Fired it up, and
>> > Ultimate's
>> > activation was restored. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key was
>> > not
>> > accepted, "Already in use"
>> > I think you will agree that it is not unreasonable for the user to be
>> > given
>> > the ability to move the OS physical drive - within the same computer -
>> > from
>> > one controller to another, or even from one controller port to another
>> > on the
>> > same controller.
>> > Please address this issue.

"Is this the first time your are activating Windows?"
"On how many computers is this version of Windows software installed?"
--Sometimes they will also ask:
"Why are you reactivating Windows?"

The answers to these three questions are pretty straight forward...

"Bob" wrote:

> Out of curiosity what questions did they ask you?
> Bob
> "Christopher" <Christopher@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EEE0A535-22CB-4EF1-B898-1A884AE31193@microsoft.com...
> > Well! What do you know... I just updated my 3Ware RAID drivers this
> > afternoon - and you'll never guess what... I HAD TO CALL INDIA FOR
> > REACTIVATION!!!!
> > WTF (WhatTheF**k)?????!!!!!!!
> > The ONLY consolation to having to endure this PITA (PainInTheAss)
> > inconvenience is that the screening questions asked by the attendent are
> > merely a formality - Getting the BLN (BigLongNumber) is essentially
> > no-hassle.
> >
> >
> > "bicky316" wrote:
> >
> >> The same happened to me except the only thing I changed were device
> >> drivers!!
> >> Instead of activating online I done it over the phone and all seems to be
> >> fine again, well until the next time I change anything! They need to sort
> >> it
> >> out...
> >>
> >>
> >> "Christopher" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Briefly -- I clean installed Ultimate and activated. No problem.
> >> > Next, I shut down and moved the drive cable from port 1 to port 0 on my
> >> > 3Ware RAID card - drive is configured as JOBD.
> >> > Restarted computer and got a "3 Days to Activate" notice. Tried to
> >> > "reactivate" - NoGo. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key not
> >> > accepted,
> >> > "Already in Use"
> >> > Next, shut down and moved drive back to port 1 - Fired it up, and
> >> > Ultimate's
> >> > activation was restored. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key was
> >> > not
> >> > accepted, "Already in use"
> >> > I think you will agree that it is not unreasonable for the user to be
> >> > given
> >> > the ability to move the OS physical drive - within the same computer -
> >> > from
> >> > one controller to another, or even from one controller port to another
> >> > on the
> >> > same controller.
> >> > Please address this issue.
>
>

Christopher wrote:
> Briefly -- I clean installed Ultimate and activated. No problem.
> Next, I shut down and moved the drive cable from port 1 to port 0 on my
> 3Ware RAID card - drive is configured as JOBD.
> Restarted computer and got a "3 Days to Activate" notice. Tried to
> "reactivate" - NoGo. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key not accepted,
> "Already in Use"
> Next, shut down and moved drive back to port 1 - Fired it up, and Ultimate's
> activation was restored. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key was not
> accepted, "Already in use"
> I think you will agree that it is not unreasonable for the user to be given
> the ability to move the OS physical drive - within the same computer - from
> one controller to another, or even from one controller port to another on the
> same controller.
> Please address this issue.

Once again, activation inconveniences paying customers and does nothing
to stop piracy. It does do a lot for Linux, though.

Alias

Alias wrote:

> Once again, activation inconveniences paying customers and does nothing
> to stop piracy. It does do a lot for Linux, though.
>
> Alias

Horse****! Maybe in your dreams it does.
Frank

ditto -- I too just updated my device drivers and installed some programs
after I activated and then found I had "three more days to activate". I have
not phoned yet but I'm hoping it won't be a problem.

"bicky316" wrote:

> The same happened to me except the only thing I changed were device drivers!!
> Instead of activating online I done it over the phone and all seems to be
> fine again, well until the next time I change anything! They need to sort it
> out...
>
>
> "Christopher" wrote:
>
> > Briefly -- I clean installed Ultimate and activated. No problem.
> > Next, I shut down and moved the drive cable from port 1 to port 0 on my
> > 3Ware RAID card - drive is configured as JOBD.
> > Restarted computer and got a "3 Days to Activate" notice. Tried to
> > "reactivate" - NoGo. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key not accepted,
> > "Already in Use"
> > Next, shut down and moved drive back to port 1 - Fired it up, and Ultimate's
> > activation was restored. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key was not
> > accepted, "Already in use"
> > I think you will agree that it is not unreasonable for the user to be given
> > the ability to move the OS physical drive - within the same computer - from
> > one controller to another, or even from one controller port to another on the
> > same controller.
> > Please address this issue.