Re: Windows XP End-of-Live (was Re: Thank You Tim Perry)

"John O" <johnospamalot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Ron(UK)" <ron@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Microsoft don't seem to be bothering about preventing
>>> folks authorising old versions of WinXP,

> Old activations seem to fall out of their system after
> six months or so.

Sounds about right.

>  You still can't activate the same copy
> of XP or Office three times in a week, but once a year
> has never been a problem.

Agreed.

> Anecdotally they are loosening
> up on the whole thing for older versions.

Last time I activated over a phone I talked to a machine, not a citizen of

the great country of India.

>> They have no legal right to do that, per the original
>> license.

>>>  even the Genuine Validation doodah doesnt seem to be
>>> needed anymore,

> It hit me just last week....

Ditto, but it went OK.