Activate WinXP

> Why is it necessary to call in for activation everytime after the first
> call in?
>
> I was told this when I called do to my stupidity of activating (twice)
> before I had a stable system.
> I was installing a 160gig HD without a ATA/133 Controller and it worked
> (for a week) then went south.
> I installed the controller and thought I was stable but a bad printer
> driver scrambled the OS and my brain.
> I now have what I believe to be a stable system (knock on wood) and had
> to call in to register and they told me I now need to call in everytime
> I reinstall my OS no more activation over the internet, why is this?
>
>
> I understand copyright protection and I don't have a problem with that
> but this is an annoying feature if in 3-6 months I want to upgrade my MB
> or something else.
>
> My question; Is this information true? (activation info not my
> stupidity)
>

> joe wrote:

>> Why is it necessary to call in for activation everytime after the
>> first call in?

>
> It is intended to stop people like you from giving it away to your
> friends. If you don't steal software then you have nothing to worry
> about so shut up.

> Harry Ohrn wrote:

> > Check here for info about Windows Product Activation
> > http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm
> > If you keep swapping out hardware you may likely have to call. It
> > takes a few minutes to do this but is part of the price one pays for
> > being in the very small minority of computer users who like to change
> > systems components or reinstall their OS on a regular basis. Hey I'm
> > one of those too. But on the upside it takes much less time to call
> > and activate than it takes to swap out a motherboard. In the grand
> > scheme of life events it really is only a minor annoyance . ;-)
> >

>
> First off I just realized that one could infer from my email address
> that I am trolling, for that I apologize it is only a small measure to
> stop unwanted spam. If necessary reading my headers will show that I use
> OE. I do not have mozilla in any form on my machine.
>
> I have read the url you posted but it talks about 120 days and I believe
> (unless I missed it) nothing about calling in now everytime I need to
> activate after the first call in. I agree in the grand scheme of
> existance it is nothing more than a pebble but non the less it is a
> pebble! (most of the time I am barefoot ;-) )
>
>
>

> Perdita X. Dream wrote:

> > joe wrote:

> >> Why is it necessary to call in for activation everytime after the
> >> first call in?

> >
> > It is intended to stop people like you from giving it away to your
> > friends. If you don't steal software then you have nothing to worry
> > about so shut up.

>
> Apparently my stupidity is topped by your inability to read an entire
> post. I am not giving it away to my friends, I was overzealous in
> activating the OS thinking that I had a stable enivornment, I did not
> and now I am being accused of a crime that I did NOT nor contimplate
> doing. I stand humbled in your almighty and all knowing presence.
>

> Harry Ohrn wrote:

> > Check here for info about Windows Product Activation
> > http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm
> > If you keep swapping out hardware you may likely have to call. It
> > takes a few minutes to do this but is part of the price one pays for
> > being in the very small minority of computer users who like to change
> > systems components or reinstall their OS on a regular basis. Hey I'm
> > one of those too. But on the upside it takes much less time to call
> > and activate than it takes to swap out a motherboard. In the grand
> > scheme of life events it really is only a minor annoyance . ;-)
> >

>
> First off I just realized that one could infer from my email address
> that I am trolling, for that I apologize it is only a small measure to
> stop unwanted spam. If necessary reading my headers will show that I use
> OE. I do not have mozilla in any form on my machine.
>
> I have read the url you posted but it talks about 120 days and I believe
> (unless I missed it) nothing about calling in now everytime I need to
> activate after the first call in. I agree in the grand scheme of
> existance it is nothing more than a pebble but non the less it is a
> pebble! (most of the time I am barefoot ;-) )
>
>

>I was told this when I called do to my stupidity of activating (twice)
>before I had a stable system.
>I was installing a 160gig HD without a ATA/133 Controller and it worked
>(for a week) then went south.
>I installed the controller and thought I was stable but a bad printer
>driver scrambled the OS and my brain.
>I now have what I believe to be a stable system (knock on wood) and had
>to call in to register and they told me I now need to call in everytime
>I reinstall my OS no more activation over the internet, why is this?
>
>
>I understand copyright protection and I don't have a problem with that
>but this is an annoying feature if in 3-6 months I want to upgrade my MB
>or something else.