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   The KB article says exactly the same thing.  I don't know what you =
are claiming is different.

   Telephone is one option for a home user.  Business users have more =
options.

Rich

  "Geo."  wrote in message
news:459af381{at}w3.nls.net...
  Ok that sounds logical but http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183 on =
that=20
  page it says something different. I realize that was for the beta =
but..

  So how do you activate Vista if you have no internet?

  Geo.

  "Rich"  wrote in message news:459a8778$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     That page,=20
  =
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/systemrequirements.mspx,=20
  reports that Internet is not a requirement.  It lists Internet because =
that=20
  is a standard line item in the requirements for Microsoft products.  =
Look at=20
  others to see this.  Most have Internet or Internet Browser listed.=20
  Internet Browser would be silly for Windows requirements because one =
is=20
  included.

  Rich

    "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:459a415a{at}w3.nls.net...
    On the page with that link is another link that says minimum =
requirements.
    If you go there it shows "internet" as one of the requirements. If =
you are
    telling me that it saying internet under requirements is not a =
requirement
    because it has a "-" in the box then why does it say internet? It =
doesn't
    say "ram stick" or "HDTV" or "Digital
Camera" does it?

    Geo.

    "Rich"  wrote in message news:4599e3b2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       Actually no though you have repeatedly lied about this.  The =
minimum
    requirements from
    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx are

      A Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least:

        a.. A modern processor (at least 800MHz1).
        b.. 512 MB of system memory.
        c.. A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable.
    Even for a Windows Vista Premium Ready PC the requirement is only=20
  "Internet
    access capability" not any actual access.  This makes sense since a =
system
    builder doesn't provide Internet service.  The intent is that if you
    purchase a premium ready PC that you can get Internet access if you =
want=20
  it.

    Rich

      "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:4599e044{at}w3.nls.net...

      Somewhere on Microsoft's website are the requirements for Vista, =
an
    internet
      connection was listed on those requirements, but until someone =
actually
      see's a boxed version I would guess the requirements could change.

      Geo.

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   The KB
article says =
exactly the same=20
thing.  I don't know what you are claiming is =
different.
 
   Telephone
is one option =
for a home=20
user.  Business users have more options.
 
Rich
 

  "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:459af381{at}w3.nls.net...Ok=
 that=20
  sounds logical but http://support.microsoft" target="new">http://support.microsoft.=">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183">http://support.microsoft.=
com/kb/919183=20
  on that page it says something different. I realize that was for =
the beta=20
  but..So how do you activate Vista if you have no=20
  internet?Geo."Rich"
<{at}> wrote in message news:459a8778$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
  =20
  That page, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/systemrequirements=
.mspx">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/systemrequirements.=
mspx,=20
  reports that Internet is not a requirement.  It lists =
Internet=20
  because that is a standard line item in the requirements for =
Microsoft=20
  products.  Look at others to see this.  Most have =
Internet or=20
  Internet Browser listed. Internet Browser would be silly for =
Windows=20
  requirements because one is
included.Rich  =
"Geo."=20
  <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote =
in message=20
  news:459a415a{at}w3.nls.net...&nbs=
p;=20
  On the page with that link is another link that says minimum=20
  requirements.  If you go there it shows
"internet" as one of =
the=20
  requirements. If you are  telling me that it saying internet =
under=20
  requirements is not a requirement  because it has a
"-" in =
the box=20
  then why does it say internet? It doesn't  say
"ram stick" or =
"HDTV"=20
  or "Digital Camera" does it? 
Geo.  "Rich" =
<{at}>=20
  wrote in message news:4599e3b2$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
    =20
  Actually no though you have repeatedly lied about this.  The=20
  minimum  requirements from  http=">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx">http=
://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx=20
  are    A Windows Vista
Capable PC includes at=20
 
least:     
a.. A modern processor =
(at least=20
  800MHz1).      b..
512 MB of system=20
  memory.      c.. A
graphics processor =
that is=20
  DirectX 9 capable.  Even for a Windows Vista Premium Ready PC =
the=20
  requirement is only "Internet  access
capability" not any =
actual=20
  access.  This makes sense since a system  builder =
doesn't=20
  provide Internet service.  The intent is that if you  =
purchase a=20
  premium ready PC that you can get Internet access if you want=20
  it. 
Rich    "Geo."
<georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote in =
message news:4599e044{at}w3.nls.net...=
   =20
  Somewhere on Microsoft's website are the requirements for Vista, =
an =20
  internet    connection was listed on those =
requirements,=20
  but until someone actually    see's
a boxed version =
I would=20
  guess the requirements could
change.   =20
Geo.

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