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re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?'
Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at 3:01 pm
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Posted by mark throft (1 messages posted)

Microsoft have already released a product long ago that accidentally turns off Windows XP product activation.

On Monday, November 21, 2005 at 4:18 pm, Dan Sarandrea, MCSE wrote:
>From the Product Activation
>FAQ, located about halfway down the page:
>
>"Will Microsoft use activation to force me to upgrade? In other words, will Microsoft
>ever stop giving out activation codes for any of the products that require activation?
>
>No, Microsoft will not use activation as a tool to force people to upgrade. Activation
>is merely an anti-piracy tool, nothing else.
>
>Microsoft will also support the activation of Windows XP throughout its life and
>will likely provide an update that turns activation off at the end of the product's
>lifecycle so users would no longer be required to activate the product."

Written in response to:: re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Dan Sarandrea, MCSE: Monday, November 21, 2005 at 4:18 pm)

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Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (mark: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 3:12 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Ricer46: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 3:35 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (mark: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 3:51 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (bill: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 4:09 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Ricer46: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 4:29 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (mark: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 5:27 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Ricer46: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 8:13 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (mark: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 8:20 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Ms. Eagle: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 9:02 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Jake: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 9:21 pm)

Yeah, just think... (Ms. Eagle: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 9:43 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Red Shadow: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 9:23 pm)

re: XP in China (Ms. Eagle: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 9:48 pm)

re: XP in China (Red Shadow: Tue, Nov 22, 2005, 11:59 am)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (666: Tue, Nov 22, 2005, 8:02 am)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Red Shadow: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 4:49 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Dan Sarandrea, MCSE: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 4:05 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Dan Sarandrea, MCSE: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 4:18 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (mark throft: Wed, Jan 4, 2006, 3:01 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (rocannon: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 4:55 pm)

Well.... (Ricer46: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 8:17 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Steve: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 6:39 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (mark: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 6:51 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Steve: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 7:10 pm)

re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Jake: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 7:57 pm)

I don't understand your issue?? (Ricer46: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 8:21 pm)

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