Don't you get 30 days before activating Windows MCE 2005?

[bupkus]

Don't you get 30 days before activating Windows MCE 2005?

 

[BigLan]

I think you only get 15 days for MCE.

 

[bupkus]

Sorry about the question. I had a series of errors that brought me to ask this.

I installed MCE2005 by,
inserting the 1st disk, then I installed the 2nd, then when it asked for a 3rd, it read "Windows XP Service Disk 2". I tried SR-2 but if balked, so I hit CANCEL. Unfortunately, no connectivity.
Decided to reinstall over first install.

Meanwhile, the BIOS complained about the cpu settings, so I reset fsb to 166. At reboot I noticed that pushed the cpu to over 2GHz, so I dropped the Ratio but it wouldn't boot. If this happened to you, you know what comes next. I reset the bios but didn't notice the date went back to 2001. I did that reinstall of MCE but when I went online to download security updates, the web update service complained of the date on my computer. Ok, I knew right there I was in trouble, but I updated the clock anyway. After downloading and installing the updates I had to reboot. Ok, so I did already knowing what to expect. Yes, it wanted an activation. Didn't want to cause I'm just trying this out on this box, so I did a fix-like reinstall. Nope, couldn't trick Microsoft as I realize now, but for a while I thought MCE doesn't allow any time before activation.

Say, does this shyte only happen to me?

 

[pcgeek11]

Originally posted by: bupkus
Sorry about the question. I had a series of errors that brought me to ask this.

I installed MCE2005 by,
inserting the 1st disk, then I installed the 2nd, then when it asked for a 3rd, it read "Windows XP Service Disk 2". I tried SR-2 but if balked, so I hit CANCEL. Unfortunately, no connectivity.

When installing MCE2005 after the second disk it will ask for the " Service Disk 2 " place disk 1 back in the CD Rom as that is the stupid place they put SP2. The install will complete at that point. It is a real fizzle in the install process. but that is the way it works...

pcgeek11

 

[Johnnie]

60 days for MCE 2005

 

[bupkus]

My video card is below the standard. What to buy... rubs chin, opens wallet, frowns.

 

[Quasmo]

how can I get a trial copy?

 

[ND40oz]

Originally posted by: pcgeek11

Originally posted by: bupkus
Sorry about the question. I had a series of errors that brought me to ask this.

I installed MCE2005 by,
inserting the 1st disk, then I installed the 2nd, then when it asked for a 3rd, it read "Windows XP Service Disk 2". I tried SR-2 but if balked, so I hit CANCEL. Unfortunately, no connectivity.

When installing MCE2005 after the second disk it will ask for the " Service Disk 2 " place disk 1 back in the CD Rom as that is the stupid place they put SP2. The install will complete at that point. It is a real fizzle in the install process. but that is the way it works...

pcgeek11

Yeah, tablet edition is the same, pain in the @ss, they should just put a dvd image out there like they did for longhorn alpha.

 

[bupkus]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
how can I get a trial copy?

Go for the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription.