Comments on: Varied Technology Links (only a little zen) http://zenofnptech.org/2006/10/varied-technolo.html Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:25:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michelle Murrain http://zenofnptech.org/2006/10/varied-technolo.html/comment-page-1#comment-44 Michelle Murrain Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:26:15 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.com/?p=45#comment-44 I don't think this is FUD, from what I read. My understanding is that Vista is supposed to be different than XP - a lot more limited and locked down than XP has been (which was a lot more limited and locked down than 2000 ...) I haven't read the EULA itself - but here is the relevant quote: "The first user of the software may reassign the license to another device one time." This sounds quite different than the activation issue. I don’t think this is FUD, from what I read. My understanding is that Vista is supposed to be different than XP – a lot more limited and locked down than XP has been (which was a lot more limited and locked down than 2000 …)

I haven’t read the EULA itself – but here is the relevant quote: “The first user of the software may reassign the license to another device one time.” This sounds quite different than the activation issue.

]]> By: Anonymous http://zenofnptech.org/2006/10/varied-technolo.html/comment-page-1#comment-43 Anonymous Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:13:45 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.com/?p=45#comment-43 >> if you upgrade your computer more than once, you'll have to pay. So if you are a hardware geek, expect to pay MS every other time you get a new motherboard << Is this referring to activation? If so, this is FUD. I have used the same CD key to reinstall a single copy of XP multiple times through 3 successive complete machine replacements. As long as you don't use the same key to activate multiple Windows copies in a single short period of time (read: post the key on Usenet), my experience is that activation has been pretty nonintrusive. >> if you upgrade your computer more than once, you’ll have to pay. So if you are a hardware geek, expect to pay MS every other time you get a new motherboard <<

Is this referring to activation? If so, this is FUD. I have used the same CD key to reinstall a single copy of XP multiple times through 3 successive complete machine replacements. As long as you don’t use the same key to activate multiple Windows copies in a single short period of time (read: post the key on Usenet), my experience is that activation has been pretty nonintrusive.

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