thanks Gman, did I ever send you a movie about my printer problems? It is short ;0 do you have an email addy I can send it to? christy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:49 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: software question > Well, they don't 'know'. They expect you to be honest. Some apps 'call > home' for updates or other types of support (Help content, etc.). Those > may > have built in regulators that identify the system they're installed upon, > so > if you try using it on two systems, they both may stop working because > you're cheating the terms. I only know of a couple that do something like > this, but figured you'd want to know that it does happen. > > Andyes, if your system dies and the licensing allows it, just install it > on > the replacement system. An app that uses Activation, like Windows, may > still require a phone call to get the app reactivated. > > Peace, > Gman > > http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php > > "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:30 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: software question > > >> HI Gman, >> >> When you say "delete" do you mean uninstall them? If your computer dies, >> you obviously cannot uninstall it so how do they know whether your system >> died or you just decided to install it also on another computer. >> >> christy > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > OR > To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to > pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To > unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > "unsubscribe" in the Subject. > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: > pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------