On BNET: Ten ways to spot a dead-end job
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet
TalkBack 1 of 128:
Next »
What if someone changes hardware (PC) without system?
Oh I see nobody buys such systems. Good thinking of migration to different OS. We have an obsolete hardware. SO we buy a new hardware, but it will be with OS preinstalled. So who actually pays for the OS?

Nothing is free. Do not get fooled by marketting BS.

I hope that activation with MS will work smoothly for those who go to another hardware... from competitive vendor. Otherwise it helps vendors to lock customers by the virtue of creating additional licence managment problems.
Posted by: FirstNLastN   Posted on: 03/01/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Reply to Story Reply to Message

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

What if someone changes hardware (PC) without system?  FirstNLastN | 03/01/05
What are you ranting about?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/01/05
I may be wrong but....  brble | 03/01/05
That would be the vendors problem.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/01/05
NO - that is a ms problem  JasonL31 | 03/01/05
You really need to check your facts guy.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/01/05
But the activation issue is with Microsoft  brble | 03/01/05
Aw but...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/01/05
Ax - who are you  TrustMe_z | 03/02/05
Simple solution  voska | 03/02/05
Utterly inappropriate analogy  Fred Fredrickson | 03/01/05
You make my point for me. Thanks  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/01/05
Your logic is twisted  Fred Fredrickson | 03/02/05
I smell a class action suit..  d_jedi | 03/02/05
Read the Eula!  ShadeTree | 03/01/05
But then the fair question becomes why would MS do  Laff | 03/01/05
But this isn't at Microsoft's behest  Fred Fredrickson | 03/01/05
Are we cetain that the OEM's asked this of MS? It's not  Laff | 03/01/05
The OEMs asked for a way...  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
So what defines 'machine' ?  BitTwiddler | 03/02/05
The pre-activation is locked to motherboards ...  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
You should do what you suggest - cause you are wrong  quietLee | 03/02/05
That is not the EULA from an OEM version of XP  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
Absolute nonsense!  wresnick | 03/03/05
Yea Right  osreinstall | 03/03/05
Yeah, wrong  wresnick | 03/03/05
Whatever  osreinstall | 03/06/05
Comfortably numb yet?  osreinstall | 03/01/05
There's a lot more there..  Jeff Spicoli | 03/01/05
If I am reading you correctly....  B.O.F.H. | 03/01/05
I rebuilt a friend pc with a OEM XP restore cd  JasonL31 | 03/01/05
You obviously do not know how XP and activation work!  ShadeTree | 03/01/05
OEMand retail versions can be installed on any PC.  B.O.F.H. | 03/01/05
It is my job to know and you sir ...  ShadeTree | 03/01/05
You should try Dell, IBM, ...  B.O.F.H. | 03/02/05
We, like the other OEMs have samples of  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
Now you just sound clueless!  B.O.F.H. | 03/02/05
You are the one that is clueless.  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
ShadeTree, you killed your own credability.  B.O.F.H. | 03/02/05
I told you ...  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
If you say so... But...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/02/05
ShadeTree has never restored a system, he doesn't know...  B.O.F.H. | 03/02/05
I just got back from my lab where I tested ...  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
Not from what I've seen  voska | 03/02/05
What a load of FUD  quietLee | 03/02/05
OEM  voska | 03/02/05
So another post you said I was wrong but ...  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
You did spout a load of FUD  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
Are you yanking our chain?  osreinstall | 03/01/05
You should get some technical training!  B.O.F.H. | 03/01/05
You need some legal training  osreinstall | 03/01/05
People who think are a problem for Microsoft?  B.O.F.H. | 03/01/05
Crooks are often clever. What's your point BOFH?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/01/05
BOFH tsk tsk  osreinstall | 03/01/05
Ah, No_Ax the Copyright infringer speaks up!  B.O.F.H. | 03/01/05
osreinstall, ever do a rollout of network oevrnight?  B.O.F.H. | 03/01/05
Did you ever do it legally?  osreinstall | 03/01/05
RE: People who think are a problem for Microsoft?  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
Just for the BOFH  osreinstall | 03/02/05
osreinstall, get a clue about Microsoft volume licensing!  B.O.F.H. | 03/02/05
What is an OEM license. lesson for you all  voska | 03/02/05
BOFH we know about the many licenses  osreinstall | 03/02/05
Voska sure  osreinstall | 03/02/05
Not according to the license agreement  ZzSmirKzZ | 03/02/05
Format the drive  voska | 03/02/05
Not really  just-me_z | 03/05/05
Well  matrix57 | 03/03/05
Won't be a pain for them  Chad_z | 03/01/05
Not true...  DarbyOhara | 03/02/05
One more time for the Linux impaired!  ShadeTree | 03/01/05
OEM is not locked to hardware, just as the retail versio isn't.  B.O.F.H. | 03/01/05
Having worked for one of the top 3 PC OEMs and ...  ShadeTree | 03/01/05
Try again, here is how it works!  B.O.F.H. | 03/01/05
Technically Possible or Not...  brble | 03/01/05
That seems absurd..  Patrick Jones | 03/02/05
I agree  brble | 03/02/05
Yikes.  d_jedi | 03/02/05
You will have to activate ...  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
As to my qualifications ...  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
Only while installed  voska | 03/02/05
Why those Bastids!  Cardinal_Bill | 03/01/05
Almost OEMs preactivate for you(nt)  ShadeTree | 03/01/05
Correction  ShadeTree | 03/01/05
"Authorized Dealers" (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/01/05
Linux doen't need activation  matrixdomain | 03/01/05
So what...  DarbyOhara | 03/02/05
Somebody explain this to me, please  CobraA1 | 03/01/05
No updates allowed.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/01/05
Here's How  allancrf | 03/03/05
This is absurd  Fred Fredrickson | 03/01/05
The EULA you accept tells you and ...  ShadeTree | 03/01/05
You presume  Fred Fredrickson | 03/01/05
Please explain that...  Patrick Jones | 03/02/05
As long as you haven't broken ...  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
But that's the rub....  Patrick Jones | 03/02/05
This also happened in Australia some years back.  B.O.F.H. | 03/02/05
It is called a package deal.  osreinstall | 03/02/05
Not everything should be taken sitting down  nosada@... | 03/03/05
I agree  osreinstall | 03/03/05
How do you do that, exactly?  d_jedi | 03/02/05
It is difficult in the best of circumstances.  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
Uh huh, and Social Security numbers won't be used for ID purposes.  Letophoro | 03/01/05
Come on Kiddies - time to sign up!  dave95 | 03/01/05
The real reason for this  DarthRidiculous | 03/02/05
Activation Stinks  RickyF | 03/02/05
How does this affect ghosting?  Patrick Jones | 03/02/05
It is different between the OS and applications.  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
We do...  Patrick Jones | 03/02/05
Stop all this logic, drink the Kool-ade and praise the Knight!  Sunny Jalolly | 03/02/05
Deployment Woes  jetball | 03/03/05
Further proof how clueless Microsoft is...  BitTwiddler | 03/02/05
Monopoly means....  WhoDaMan | 03/02/05
No no no  FilledOut | 03/03/05
Activation is and will remain to be a pain  FilledOut | 03/02/05
How so?  tslocum7 | 03/02/05
If you had actually went through the ...  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
Don't like it? Put your $ where your mouth is.  ITGuy04 | 03/02/05
Exactly  dave95 | 03/03/05
Activation not a pain  soulcircus | 03/02/05
If you had read the article you would know...  ShadeTree | 03/02/05
My Alienware 7700 XP Pro OEM required activation  GreatInca | 03/04/05
It's obvious you don't use the system.  allancrf | 03/03/05
I wanna install on my new and old systems. ANd only Emule can help.  GreatInca | 03/04/05
MIcrosoft people is mad  asaverio@... | 03/03/05
Microsoft: Activation shift won't be a pain  fetter | 03/03/05
Microsoft: Activation shift won't be a pain  fetter | 03/03/05
i roger righettini use win 98se and have very little or no problems at all  r_righettini@... | 03/03/05
I DO have a legal copy of Windows. I'll be happy to share updates on Emule  GreatInca | 03/04/05

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

advertisement
advertisement

SmartPlanet

Click Here