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re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 2:03 pm Posted by Paul D (827 messages posted) You don't! You talk about Microsoft's paranoia, but your post is equally paranoid. They are being ripped off, particularly in Asia, to the tune of millions of dollars a day, so their wish to tighten up is understandable. From what I've heard in forums, activation is pretty painless and quick. You can do some research at the MS website about it, and you'll find the assurances you seek about personal information. And don't worry - there'll be limitations on what you can do with music CDs in the very near future. Paul D On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 1:41 pm, BW wrote: >I have a comment about How >do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?: > >Microsoft seems so paranoid about piracy. That problem will likely always exist. >I personally have been offered software by well-meaning friends to copy/install from their CD's. However, I prefer to stay within the ethical/legal limits and purchase what I want. I have upgraded Office twice, and Win 98 once. When the day comes that I have to have my software "activated," I will purchase other products. Activation is a needless aggravation. How long would one be put on hold with phone activation? What assurance do we have that no personal info is scanned from our computer with online activation?? Do we have our music CD's activated?? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 5:58 pm Posted by Krezno (433 messages posted) I have XP and activation is no hassle. I did it online so it only took me about 30 seconds to complete and send. And what good is your personall info to MS anyway, I seriously doubt they care what you have stored on your computer. I don't think any personal info is sent to MS. I don't care anyway cause I have nothing to hide cause I'm not doing anything illegal. It's just proving to MS that you are a legitimate customer and not someone that is going to steel and profit off of their product, not to say that they don't make enough money already, but if it was your OS wouldn't you want to be assured it wasn't being ripped off? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Monday, February 18, 2002 at 11:07 am Posted by Michael (2800 messages posted) I can't believe that someone is supporting Microsoft! Those millions of dollars that they are losing in Asia are still being lost, as it hasn't made any difference to software piracy there - it's just more of a pain in the arse here! Product activation has stopped me from buying Windows XP. I might buy it some time in the future, but I swap and change pieces of hardware around in PC's relatively often, and don't want the hassle of constantly getting in touch with MS. It has been pointed out that product activation might be costing MS quite a bit of money to employ, but it is reaping its rewards in the free information about the hardware that their software is running on - completely free market research that is guaranteed to be free of errors as all computers using it have been logged. I don't think it is necessarily paranoid to think that MS have ulterior motives or that they are unscrupulous, as their past records is hardly an unblemished one! On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 2:03 pm, Paul D wrote: >You don't! You talk about Microsoft's paranoia, but >your post is equally paranoid. They are being ripped off, particularly in Asia, to >the tune of millions of dollars a day, so their wish to tighten up is understandable. From >what I've heard in forums, activation is pretty painless and quick. You can do some >research at the MS website about it, and you'll find the assurances you seek about >personal information. And don't worry - there'll be limitations on what you can >do with music CDs in the very near future. > color=#3366FF>Paul D > > > >On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 1:41 pm, BW wrote: >I have a comment about How >do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?: > >Microsoft seems so paranoid about piracy. That problem will likely always exist. >I personally have been offered software by well-meaning friends to copy/install >from their CD's. However, I prefer to stay within the ethical/legal limits and purchase >what I want. I have upgraded Office twice, and Win 98 once. When the day comes that >I have to have my software "activated," I will purchase other products. Activation >is a needless aggravation. How long would one be put on hold with phone activation? >What assurance do we have that no personal info is scanned from our computer with >online activation?? Do we have our music CD's activated?? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Who said I was supporting them? Monday, February 18, 2002 at 2:17 pm Posted by Paul D (827 messages posted) Just explaining their rationale. Paul D On Monday, February 18, 2002 at 11:07 am, Michael wrote: >I can't believe that someone is supporting Microsoft... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Who said I was supporting them? Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at 4:58 am Posted by Michael (2800 messages posted) Phew! For a minute I though...no, it's too horrible to contemplate... On Monday, February 18, 2002 at 2:17 pm, Paul D wrote: >Just explaining their rationale. > >color=#3366FF>Paul D > > > >On Monday, February 18, 2002 at 11:07 am, Michael wrote: > >I can't believe that someone is supporting Microsoft... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 3:04 pm Posted by Christian (7 messages posted) Well you need support use your windows CD then click setup. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:25 pm Posted by who cares (3 messages posted) ok mr lick bill gates' butt ... u keep paying for the crap they call an OS ... and dont get excited about music CD protection - its always gonna be easy 2 get round ... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:30 pm Posted by who cares (3 messages posted) if it was my OS i'd have made sure it was worth paying for in the first place. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 1:05 am Posted by Courtney (23 messages posted) On the CD protection, there is always such a thing as patch cords. Then the audio can be redigitized. If the equipment used to do this has high fidelity and the cords are properly shielded, then not much difference than any can be heard. On Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:25 pm, who cares wrote: > > >ok mr lick bill gates' butt ... u keep paying for the crap they call an OS ... and >dont get excited about music CD protection - its always gonna be easy 2 get round >... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Privacy Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at 12:35 pm Posted by J. Doe (1 messages posted) Rhetorically speaking, why do people give a damn about their privacy. Primarily, if you don't do anything wrong, you don't have anything to worry about, especially in terms of social interaction. Furthermore, if you are doing something ethically wrong in a logical, but moreso reasonable sense, then you deserve to have your actions exposed. That's one of the greatest follies of modern liberalistic views. People can, and thus are willing, to get away with just about anything they desire, short from blatantly insulting the legal system. To put this all into context, say for example that Microsoft does scan your computer to see what kind of hardware you're using. Say they do compile huge databases of information linked to your personal profiles stored in government records. Who gives a $hit. They can't legitimately use it against you without justified cause to do so, and if they somehow did, the public scrutiny would prompty put an end to the corruption. Granted, this is rather idealistic, but hey, if we can do something better, why the h3ll not! Just another step away from our suicidal disposable society. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 4:37 am Posted by mark r laskowski (1 messages posted) I dont think that people need to be worried about microsoft being paranoid about us being thives. If we are not doing anything to be acused of then there is nothing to worry about. Most of the computers i,ve purchased have already had the windows product installed. However if i had or anybody else had two computers in my home that needed windows installed ,why should i purchase two disc? It seem,s to me if micro soft was alittel more worried about it,s customers insted of their allmighty dollar they would be more popular in a manner of speaking.When you have the world by the *^!#,s then you can be how ever you want. it dosn,t make it right but sorry to say thats the way it is .sorry for the spelling.thanks for reading. 10/12/2005 On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 1:41 pm, BW wrote: >I have a comment about How >do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?: > >Microsoft seems so paranoid about piracy. That problem will likely always exist. >I personally have been offered software by well-meaning friends to copy/install from >their CD's. However, I prefer to stay within the ethical/legal limits and purchse >what I want. I have upgraded Office twice, and Win 98 once. When the day comes that >I have to have my software "activated," I will purchse other products. Activation >is a needless aggravation. How long would one be put on hold with phone activation? >What assurance do we have that no personal info is scanned from our computer with >online activation?? Do we have our music CD's activated?? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum