[TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
- From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 15:22:08 -0500
I think there's something fishy about that.
I replaced the defective CD burner in my 3 1/2 yo HP Pavillion with the
latest DVD burner last fall and have installed tons of programs and printers
and photo scanners and all in one fax-scanner-printer. I have never had any
MS activation notices when installing anything.
Russ Hoyt
Hoyt's TV
Exeter, NH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 2:59 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
> Ed, it sounds screwy to me. The MS activation is only for hardware
> changes as far as I know.
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> The only thing I can think of, is that Windows might not see your DVD
> burner as a burner, just a reader. Then when Nero is installed, Windows
> then sees the drive as a burner and thus the so called hardware change.
> One change though is not usually enough to call up the activation,
> unless you have been making numerous other changes too. This is far
> fetched but thats all I can think of.
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> Gary McCartney
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> McCartney Electronics
> Guelph Ontario Canada
> Est. 1984
> email: gary (at) number63.ca
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> Tel-Tek Electronics wrote:
>> Hey Guys...here's a new one on me. I just finished installing Nero on my
>> computer. After the install a Microsoft message comes up after the
>> initial boot, that my software has changed significantly since I
>> activated my XP. And tells me that it must be re-activated within 3 days.
>> So I went back with my GoBack program and restored the computer before
>> the install of Nero...then stopped asking me to re-activate Windows XP.
>>
>> What gives....does Microsoft now want to check your computer each time
>> you install a Non-Microsoft program????
>>
>> Screw them. Although the Nero program belongs to me...I don't think I
>> should have to report to Microsoft on my software....am I right?
>>
>> -Ed-
>> E. Gaidies
>> Tel-Tek Electronics
>> Ontario-Canada
>> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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