docwebster ([personal profile] docwebster) wrote2006-03-07 12:45 am

XP Pro question

What's the limit on activating copies of XP Pro before it horks and you have to call in and get a new activation code?

[identity profile] ex-flexible.livejournal.com 2006-03-07 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
*shrug*

When I was working contract tech support for the Evil Empire, I was told that it's variable --and deliberately so. You might get five times, you might not even get twice.

It'll also demand re-activation if you make any 'major' hardware changes to an otherwise-stable box. Put in a new video card --reactivate XP; put in a stick of RAM --reactivate XP. Because Bob forbid you should use one copy of the damn thing on more than one machine...

Sorry, I realize that doesn't help much. But M$oft PD wouldn't share that info with their own techs, much less with us phone-monkeys.