[jaws-uk] Re: Activation

  • From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 14:11:10 +0100

Hi Tristram,

With FS's contacts with Microsoft, I'm sure some appropriate
code could be provided.  If indeed it is not already
available to developers.

George. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Tristram Llewellyn
> Sent: 23 May 2005 14:04
> To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Activation
> 
> Hi George et al
> 
> I'm pretty sure if FS aren't already aware of this we will

> make them aware of the sensitive nature of the system.
The 
> problem in essence is producing the code that allows a
system 
> to accept that a small degree of change should not 
> necessarily re-trigger the activation process but yet is 
> stilll usefullly secure.  This is something that is quite 
> difficult to do so I understand.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> Tristram Llewellyn
> Sight and Sound Technology
> Technical Support
> www.sightandsound.co.uk
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 6:53 PM
> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Activation
> 
> 
> Hi Gordon,
> 
> If moving a PCI card from one slot to another results in
it
> being necessary to re-activate, then this is something
> Freedom Scientific must be made aware of.  [Tristram - are
> you listening?]  Clearly the process is too sensitive.
I'm
> even a little surprised at the report of a memory upgrade
> requiring this.
> 
> As regards loosing installs, I doubt you will get an
> arguement here.  My suggestion would be to simply drop S&S
> and line, explaining the situation, and ask them to
confirm
> that you only have x machine(s) activated.
> 
> George.
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of G.
> McFarlane
> Sent: 18 May 2005 18:43
> To: Jaws UK
> Subject: [jaws-uk] Activation
> 
> 
> Hi Can anyone help me understand what's going on.
> Tristram at SS has been very helpful when I've had
> problems with this and reset my activations. However again
> recently I needed to change the configuration
> of one of my machines and swapped around the PCI
> cards. Lo and behold when I rebooted I needed to
reactivate.
> Why is this necessary when all I did was
> change the cards around - I did so to make room for
> a new Audigy. This was the only new card. Everything else
is
> the same.
> Does this mean that any time any changes take place
> we will need to reactivate? Also if I do reactivate do I
> lose one of my 3 activations or is it covered
> by the machine number I originally had and was
> given?
> It seems to me that even Windows XP is not so
> sensitive. Things will be OK if I can reactivate without
> losing one of my 3 activations but if not, when changes
> take place I can imagine that our activation history
> may be queried by SS or FS.
> I may have misunderstood the activation process - I
> look forward to being corrected.
> Gordon McFarlane
> 
> 
> 
> 
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