Is there anyway to bypass the Hardware changes activation on WinXp?

[Trader05]

Hey guys i built a new pc and used my cd and key from the last system i had which was a while ago. Anyways, i had to call up microsoft to activate, blah blah. Then with my new system i had issues with my board so i was constantly removing things to troubleshoot, now i get the "system configuration has changed more than 3 times, please activate". So basically this means i'm going to have to call again. This is a pain in the ass....i was just wondering if there was a quick fix to bypass this crap?

 

[xtknight]

There are no legal ways as far as I know.

 

[halik]

FCKGW...

 

[zbalat]

was just wondering if there was a quick fix to bypass this crap

Yes there is but it isn't legal so keep fighting the good fight and deal with the pain.

 

[erwin1978]

does it involve cunning hacker coding? I'm also interested.

What do microsoft say when you have to call them to reactivate the OS? Do they make you feel like rotten tomatoes or are they a bunch of YES man.

 

[imported_Kiwi]

Originally posted by: xtknight
There are no legal ways as far as I know.

You can always try this with a totally clean install, tell the OS that the PC is a laptop. It won't include a great many parts that are in docking stations, and with so much less to base its internal coding on, you should have a great deal more headroom for changes before having to reactivate.


:thumbsup:

 

[The Linuxator]

Keep struggling with that OS and it's twisted activation process, but once your sick of it PM me for an alternative .

 

[bdoople]

Not legally, just call them and tell them what happened. I've never had a problem doing it and I've had to about 6 times. (Used to format a lot.)

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: Kiwi

Originally posted by: xtknight
There are no legal ways as far as I know.

You can always try this with a totally clean install, tell the OS that the PC is a laptop. It won't include a great many parts that are in docking stations, and with so much less to base its internal coding on, you should have a great deal more headroom for changes before having to reactivate.


:thumbsup:

Huh? What? :thumbsdown:

 

[The Linuxator]

Originally posted by: Crusty

Originally posted by: Kiwi

Originally posted by: xtknight
There are no legal ways as far as I know.

You can always try this with a totally clean install, tell the OS that the PC is a laptop. It won't include a great many parts that are in docking stations, and with so much less to base its internal coding on, you should have a great deal more headroom for changes before having to reactivate.


:thumbsup:

Huh? What? :thumbsdown:

Agreed, that's what I thought HTF are you gonna tell the OS that you are installing it on a laptop ? You need to mess around with BIOS code, motherboard chipset code and much more to achieve that . And let's say that after completing this semi-impossible job, you will only gain one activation from it, once you need to activate again you are out of laptop installs (remember that you can install XP on one desktop and one Laptop not more)

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: The Linuxator
(remember that you can install XP on one desktop and one Laptop not more)

Remember, you need two licenses for that. Just like you'd need two licenses to install one one desktop and one laptop.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Get all of your fiddling out of the way, then activate. You should hae 30 days to do it.

 

[nweaver]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Get all of your fiddling out of the way, then activate. You should hae 30 days to do it.

Yes, I always wait till the end of the 30 days, to make sure it's all happy before I activate. There is no need to do it right after install.

 

[PingSpike]

Install win2k .

No, I don't think there's any legal way AFAIK.

 

[Link19]

As long as you have a legal license for the PC it is installed on and don't install that same XP license on any additional PCs, why wouldn't it be legal to bypass activation? How would that be any different than say if you own a legit copy of a PC game, you can use a no-CD patch to avoid having to place the CD in the drive every time you play the game? As long as you own the game, it is legal to do that?

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Link19
As long as you have a legal license for the PC it is installed on and don't install that same XP license on any additional PCs, why wouldn't it be legal to bypass activation? How would that be any different than say if you own a legit copy of a PC game, you can use a no-CD patch to avoid having to place the CD in the drive every time you play the game? As long as you own the game, it is legal to do that?

Read up on the DMCA.

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: Link19
As long as you have a legal license for the PC it is installed on and don't install that same XP license on any additional PCs, why wouldn't it be legal to bypass activation? How would that be any different than say if you own a legit copy of a PC game, you can use a no-CD patch to avoid having to place the CD in the drive every time you play the game? As long as you own the game, it is legal to do that?

Read up on the DMCA.

Oh yeah that's right. But the DMCA only applies in the U.S. A lot of people really don't think it is a fair law.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Link19

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: Link19
As long as you have a legal license for the PC it is installed on and don't install that same XP license on any additional PCs, why wouldn't it be legal to bypass activation? How would that be any different than say if you own a legit copy of a PC game, you can use a no-CD patch to avoid having to place the CD in the drive every time you play the game? As long as you own the game, it is legal to do that?

Read up on the DMCA.

Oh yeah that's right. But the DMCA only applies in the U.S. A lot of people really don't think it is a fair law.

Well, since the OP hails from NJ, it applies to him. I personally think the DMCA too broad and prohibits fair use, but that doesn't stop it from being the law of the land.