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 > > > > > > This Message has been scanned for viruses by McAfee Groupshield. > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > This Message has been scanned for viruses by McAfee Groupshield. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subjectúq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq