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how many activations does XP pro have?
- Thread starter Walleye
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You can activate as many times as needed. Activation can take place up to 3 times in 120 days online. If you try to activate more than that a simple, 5 minute (tops) phone call to Microsoft will get you activated again. There is no "upper limit" or maximum number of times you can install before the disk self destructs or something.
\Dan
\Dan
No. For one thing, it's illegal. For another, the hash is unique and created per computer, so they would be different, even with "identical" hardware, even though hardware is never identical. Different serial numbers, manufacture dates, IRQ settings, etc are probably taken into account in some way, shape or form. In a world of identical corporate PCs numbering in hundreds, or even thousands, in some companies, I'll bet Microsoft is way ahead of people trying to do this. Don't you?
\Dan
Well, no, my guess is MS makes a good try, but sheesh I think I reinstalled and activated windows more than three times during a MS tech support call. (trouble with a video card, and some network cards, plus a slow boot problem tech support never did figure out).
Regards the multi identical machine install, no I would not expect three idential PCs to have "anything" different in terms of irq etc, at least not any more than rebooting the same machine three times with the cmos cleared between boots. My guess is that windows does some kind of network check to see if any other machine is using the same key.
Regards the multi identical machine install, no I would not expect three idential PCs to have "anything" different in terms of irq etc, at least not any more than rebooting the same machine three times with the cmos cleared between boots. My guess is that windows does some kind of network check to see if any other machine is using the same key.
I'm pretty sure that if you clone a dell XP install to another machine, it won't work. IIRC, there is a part of the BIOS that most apps don't flash (and not all mobos are willing to flash) which can be used to hold vendor information. I was under the impression Dell used this.
edit: and your spelling of "rediculous"? That's ridiculous 😉. Your use of "here" is also pretty ridiculous 😀
edit2: I was right. Don't flame people before doing research.
Source. Is it really ridiculous?
edit3: I think Asus motherboards (or the flash program they provide) can change that ID... I wonder if changing it to whatever Dell uses would allow for mass piracy.
It's about crazy how some of you ppl will attack others about grammar and spelling issues. Mostly after they attack you so a cheap reattack is needed. Anyways I never had to reg or activate my xp copies on my old gateways and hp computers. I also activated my xp home 3 times in one day! It's mostly having to do with the hardware thoe ~~~ Just don't change it around a lot ya know.
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InlineFive
Diamond Member
So If I have a business who is installing WinXP Pro on multiple computers what kind of license would I need to buy to install WinXP Pro on three computers?
Sorry, I don't know much about license's since my friend got me a Volume License so I don't have to bother. 🙂
-Por
Sorry, I don't know much about license's since my friend got me a Volume License so I don't have to bother. 🙂
-Por
GonzoDaGr8
Platinum Member
You know, I have tried that several times and have never gotten it to work..
My reading of this leads me to believe you were on the phone with Microsoft during these times? If so, that explains why you were able to activate so often. In any case, you "think" you installed it that often.
I suppose you wouldn't expect IRQs to be different, but that doesn't mean they won't be. In any case, the configuration is how activation works. Serial numbers (as I understand it) are not used (as I mistakenly said in my original post, I actually researched more since then) and found (among lots of other info) this:
Since each computer generates it's own hash code from its hardware, I suppose it is theoretically possible that somehow two hashes are the same in the case of identical hardware. This is not likely, as only a portion of the hash is used, so there are literally millions and millions of possible combinations for identical computers. There is no "network check". The computer talks to the Activation Server only once, upon activation. The Activation Server reports back with either an ID that activates the software, or not. If not, your code was used, and you need to call Microsoft (for example, if you internet activate 4 times in a week).
\Dan
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Crap loads of activation information at Microsoft
Maybe. I just figured not, since MS says that it doesn't use/gather any data on the "make, model or manufacturer of the PC or its components". I just felt I needed to correct myself, since earlier I posted that serial numbers were in fact used from any piece of hardware. The research I did leads me to believe SNs probably are not used.
\Dan
RalfHutter
Diamond Member
I do this constantly, at least once per week. It works just perfect. Saves the 5 minute phone call to MS.
There is a very detailed explaination of how the product activation code is determined right here: http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/windowsproductactivationtechnicalmarketbulletin.doc
Hardware Scanned:
Component Name /// Example Hash Value (#o of bits)
Display Adapter 00010 (5)
SCSI Adapter 00011 (5)
IDE Adapter 0011 (4)
Network Adapter MAC Address 1001011000 (10)
RAM Amount Range (i.e. 0-64mb, 64-128mb, etc) 101 (3)
Processor Type 011 (3)
Processor Serial Number 000000 (6)
Hard Drive Device 1101100 (7)
Hard Drive Volume Serial Number 1001000001 (10)
CD?ROM / CD-RW / DVD-ROM 0101111 (7)
?Dockable? 0 (1)
Hardware Hash version (version of algorithm used) 001 (3)
Hardware Scanned:
Component Name /// Example Hash Value (#o of bits)
Display Adapter 00010 (5)
SCSI Adapter 00011 (5)
IDE Adapter 0011 (4)
Network Adapter MAC Address 1001011000 (10)
RAM Amount Range (i.e. 0-64mb, 64-128mb, etc) 101 (3)
Processor Type 011 (3)
Processor Serial Number 000000 (6)
Hard Drive Device 1101100 (7)
Hard Drive Volume Serial Number 1001000001 (10)
CD?ROM / CD-RW / DVD-ROM 0101111 (7)
?Dockable? 0 (1)
Hardware Hash version (version of algorithm used) 001 (3)
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