From: Bert Haskins (bhaskins_at_triton.net)
Date: Thu Apr 18 2002 - 17:55:29 EDT
You must have read a totally different EULA than I did!!
XP sucks!!, big time.
-- Bert
Michael Geary wrote:
> > From: Rob Bell [mailto:RobDBell_at_netscape.net]
> > Yes, the XP install process did prompt me for my license key
> > (or CD key, whatever) during the install. Is this 'activation'?
> > I've never heard it called that before, and I don't know how I
> > could 'avoid it until later' as someone mentioned. I'll have to
> > do that Google research to check it out further.
>
> No, activation is another step that comes after you enter the license key.
> You would have seen something like this (not the exact wording):
>
> Do you want to activate Windows now?
> Yes, let's activate over the Internet.
> Yes, let's activate by telephone.
> No, don't activate Windows now.
>
> Unless you have a Volume License version of XP, you have either already done
> this or you'll get a reminder to do it soon. For your VM, I'm suggesting
> waiting on it rather than doing it right away. (VMware's support site
> mentions this too--you will find it useful to read the support tips there.)
>
> > The licensing issue I have a problem with (and may have been
> > mislead about) was the fact that Microsoft is only leasing the
> > software to the user and could require additional payment in
> > the future just to keep the software functioning...
>
> Wow, somebody has seriously misled you. XP's license terms are essentially
> the same as Windows 2000 or any other recent version of Windows. You are not
> leasing the software and Microsoft can't require you to pay them again after
> some time has elapsed. But don't take my word for it; read the eula.txt file
> in the Windows\system32 directory--and compare it with the EULA for previous
> versions of Windows.
>
> -Mike
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