Is there any way to disable Microsoft's Product Activation?

[biggiesmallz]

Not for piracy. Just that I'd rather not got through the headach of calling them up everytime I change a video card or something.

 

[bacillus]

1 or 2 changes of hardware shouldn't flag your rig for reactivation!

 

[rbV5]

Is there any way to disable Microsoft's Product Activation?

Easiest way is to simply activate it. Video card changes won't trigger a re-activation. I generally activate near the end of the 30 day period to work out any kinks. MS activation is a overhyped non-event IMHO. You don't even need to call 99% of the time...click button...done.

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: rbV5

Is there any way to disable Microsoft's Product Activation?

Easiest way is to simply activate it. Video card changes won't trigger a re-activation. I generally activate near the end of the 30 day period to work out any kinks. MS activation is a overhyped non-event IMHO. You don't even need to call 99% of the time...click button...done.

I don't feel it's a non-event. I do lots of hardware changes and such and it was a PITA. Especially on my son's machine that isn't connected to the net. Back to 2k I went.

 

[rbV5]

Especially on my son's machine that isn't connected to the net

I have used the phone to activate as well...takes about a minute longer than clicking the link.

 

[Need4Speed]

some people are bothered buy the smallest things....you dont even have to activate it immediately...there is a time frame in which you can do it

 

[n0cmonkey]

Don't want activation? Use 2k.

 

[GrumpyMan]

I've changed my processors, mother board, video card, ram and CD rom and didn't have to reactivate.

 

[spyordie007]

some people are bothered buy the smallest things....you dont even have to activate it immediately...there is a time frame in which you can do it

Although I know this is a very short and small process I would tend to agree with the folks who are complaining, I dont like to run extra services and I dont like to take extra steps; but of course that's just me. Fortunetly for me we have a volume licensing agreement for XP + Office so I dont have to deal with it.

I've changed my processors, mother board, video card, ram and CD rom and didn't have to reactivate.

changing that much should have forced you to re-activate it, unless you have yourself a copy of the volume-licensing version

-Spy

 

[Nothinman]

Don't use Windows then.

 

[THUGSROOK]

Is there any way to disable Microsoft's Product Activation?

yes there is
and no i cant tell you

 

[OpalFrost98GT]

yes...google is your friend

 

[Doomer]

History will look back on Windows XP Product Activation and see it as the beginning of the end. When people have to pay Micro$oft a monthly fee to keep their OS activated they'll wonder why this generation didn't take a stronger stand against this. The only hope is that some flavor of Linux will get it's act together and give MS some real competition. I don't see this happening so we're all doomed.

 

[GonzoDaGr8]

changing that much should have forced you to re-activate it, unless you have yourself a copy of the volume-licensing version

Maybe if it was all changed at the same time. If the upgrades were spread out, XP may not ask for activation. I believe that changing the NIC card has the biggest single impact on triggering activation.

 

[Nothinman]

You say that as if MS is the first to do something like this.