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Holy crap I hate Micro$oft
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Goosemaster
Lifer
It always takes me about 5min😕
I don't like doing it, but it ain't usually that bad....
now getting locked out of your PC fvkign sucks though..then I'll get fvking rilled up
I don't like doing it, but it ain't usually that bad....
now getting locked out of your PC fvkign sucks though..then I'll get fvking rilled up
Shadowknight
Diamond Member
.... WHY? When I upgrade, I SAID I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY *PAY* FOR IT. I NEVER said that I intend to pirate it. I just refuse to let Microsoft tell me that I have to ask their permission to use it if I upgrade several pieces of hardware at once. Hence a desire for a crack, i.e. something that bypasses Microsoft "activation" crap.
Yeesh.
Pepsi90919
Lifer
no, i've had to activate 3 times for absolutely no reason now
herbiehancock
Senior member
Let's see........just did a complete upgrade on my computer last week and had to call in to reactivate....had to because I reinstalled the OS two months ago and wasn't to the 180 day "free" activation time.
Odd that you spend 55 minutes to reactivate.......and I'll call shens on that, btw....I was on and off the phone, including typing in all the damn numbers, in less than 5 minutes. I've never been on hold longer than a minute no matter what time of the day I've had to call.
I got it yesterday, too, on my wife's computer. Upgraded hers, reloaded the OS, activated online no problem. But forgot to load the chipset drivers before I activated, so naturally, when I loaded the drivers on her DS3, the OS wanted to activate again, but this time not online. Had to call in......did it in the middle of the afternoon, when you'd expect peak load for them. Nope, on and off phone in under 5 minutes, again. Not a problem at all.
Then, I open MS Word yesterday. Forgot I'd activated the office suite at the same time as the OS a couple of months ago and had to call in to reactivate. Again, on and off phone under 5 minutes and hold time under 30 sec. I honestly don't believe an 8 minute hold for one second......in the years I've had XP....and the innumerable amount of times I've reactivated our OS's, I've never had a hold time over a minute, and usually the phone is answered by a live person in less than 20 sec.
True, the off-shore CSR's and their accents are a pain, but if you ask nicely to have them speak a bit louder and slower, it's very painless and quick.
Instead, pissed off at the start is no way to go through life. Doesn't get you anywhere.
Odd that you spend 55 minutes to reactivate.......and I'll call shens on that, btw....I was on and off the phone, including typing in all the damn numbers, in less than 5 minutes. I've never been on hold longer than a minute no matter what time of the day I've had to call.
I got it yesterday, too, on my wife's computer. Upgraded hers, reloaded the OS, activated online no problem. But forgot to load the chipset drivers before I activated, so naturally, when I loaded the drivers on her DS3, the OS wanted to activate again, but this time not online. Had to call in......did it in the middle of the afternoon, when you'd expect peak load for them. Nope, on and off phone in under 5 minutes, again. Not a problem at all.
Then, I open MS Word yesterday. Forgot I'd activated the office suite at the same time as the OS a couple of months ago and had to call in to reactivate. Again, on and off phone under 5 minutes and hold time under 30 sec. I honestly don't believe an 8 minute hold for one second......in the years I've had XP....and the innumerable amount of times I've reactivated our OS's, I've never had a hold time over a minute, and usually the phone is answered by a live person in less than 20 sec.
True, the off-shore CSR's and their accents are a pain, but if you ask nicely to have them speak a bit louder and slower, it's very painless and quick.
Instead, pissed off at the start is no way to go through life. Doesn't get you anywhere.
SparkyJJO
Lifer
I've changed CPUs, added a sound card, added a hard drive, and it never asked to reactivate.
I'll bet the problem is caused by that stupid 'genuine advantage notification' - I read somewhere that it was causing people to have to reactivate over stupid things. I think a new version of it is going through the windows updates which is supposed to fix this. Supposedly.
I'll bet the problem is caused by that stupid 'genuine advantage notification' - I read somewhere that it was causing people to have to reactivate over stupid things. I think a new version of it is going through the windows updates which is supposed to fix this. Supposedly.
Nope, the 55 mins is not a lie. It probably had some to do with me calling on New Years Day, but it was still 55 mins. The idiot on the other end of the line had me doing all sorts of stupid stuff in safe mode, and was in the process of trying to talk me into reinstalling Windows for whatever reason when I told her enough was enough. Then magically some lady comes on with a code for me to put in and I'm done.
BAN? fvck that.. Lot's of ATOT users run cracked software. The problem with all this activation sh1t is that some of us really need to run a crack just to use LEGIT software.
If ATOT decides to ban everyone that suggests needing a 'crack' to run legit software, it stifles the spread of information and lowers the utility of these forums.
If you say you speed when you drive, should you be BANNED OMG from the forums too?
brandonbull
Diamond Member
SHENS!!!!!!
I've installed a legal copy of XP after a few 100% new hardware systems and never had to call.
I've installed a legal copy of XP after a few 100% new hardware systems and never had to call.
shortylickens
No Lifer
Thats the American way.
Why do you think we love our own cars so much?
They cost an assload of money and last about half as long as an asian car.
Demon-Xanth
Lifer
Shadowknight
Diamond Member
Glad SOMEONE agrees with me. Crap, I BOUGHT Windows 2000 and LEGALLY OWN IT. I still ripped it to CD for installation. Why? So I could slipstream it with SP2, oh, and bypass having to put the serial number in every frigging time. Due to a problem with a hard drive in that period, I had to do it fairly often.
I have no problem buying the next generation of Windows, though I'll hold off as long as possible, but I'll put it off until someone comes out with a "crack" to bypass activation. Even 5 minutes is a waste of my time. Besides, it's just like serial keys, all it does is annoy the people who honestly buy this stuff, it doesn't actually stop pirating. I mean, if I pay $300 for a piece of software, should I have to tolerate them making my life even a LITTLE bit harder?
Oh, and to make it absolutely clear for people with no reading comprehension (us3rnotfound), I SAID I'M BUYING LIKE IN MY LAST TWO MESSAGE, alright?!
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