According to ZDNet:
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The most potentially controversial addition to Whistler 2410, however, is anti-piracy code that Microsoft is calling "Microsoft Product Activation for Windows," (WPA) according to testers. The technology is similar to the Office Activation Wizard that's part of Office 2000.
WPA will tie a Windows product key to one specific PC in order to reduce casual copying. In order to "activate" it, a customer will send data about the installation, such as product ID number and hardware identifier, to a Microsoft-run license clearinghouse. The clearinghouse won't allow the use of the customer's product key on a PC different from the one originally activated.
Microsoft plans to deliver WPA in all 32-bit versions of Whistler except those sold to volume-licensing customers and the so-called "Royalty OEM initial install images" provided to PC makers, said sources close to the company. Microsoft is expected to add similar anti-piracy technology to Office 10 and Visual Studio .Net, sources said.
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What happens if you upgrade your harddisk / you reformat your computer ?
Do you have to buy another version ?
Here's an resonable solution to upgrading but it's definitely a hassle:
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In the case of the upgrade scenerios everyone is talking about you would likely have to call MS
and reset your ID number or get a new product ID. Either way you would have to use your real name
and stuff the first time you registered it so you can prove you are you. Sure it sucks, sure it's
a pain, sure it flys in the face of privacy, but it is effective and just enforces the license
agreements that we all click accept to anyway.
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The most potentially controversial addition to Whistler 2410, however, is anti-piracy code that Microsoft is calling "Microsoft Product Activation for Windows," (WPA) according to testers. The technology is similar to the Office Activation Wizard that's part of Office 2000.
WPA will tie a Windows product key to one specific PC in order to reduce casual copying. In order to "activate" it, a customer will send data about the installation, such as product ID number and hardware identifier, to a Microsoft-run license clearinghouse. The clearinghouse won't allow the use of the customer's product key on a PC different from the one originally activated.
Microsoft plans to deliver WPA in all 32-bit versions of Whistler except those sold to volume-licensing customers and the so-called "Royalty OEM initial install images" provided to PC makers, said sources close to the company. Microsoft is expected to add similar anti-piracy technology to Office 10 and Visual Studio .Net, sources said.
====================================================================================================
What happens if you upgrade your harddisk / you reformat your computer ?
Do you have to buy another version ?
Here's an resonable solution to upgrading but it's definitely a hassle:
=================================================================================================
In the case of the upgrade scenerios everyone is talking about you would likely have to call MS
and reset your ID number or get a new product ID. Either way you would have to use your real name
and stuff the first time you registered it so you can prove you are you. Sure it sucks, sure it's
a pain, sure it flys in the face of privacy, but it is effective and just enforces the license
agreements that we all click accept to anyway.
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