From: "Robert Comer" 

>Some more methodical testing certainly would be in order

Yep.

>(and maybe
> some RTFM!).

If we can find the right part to read...

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Bob Comer





"John Beckett"  wrote in message
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> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news::
>> I really don't expect any degrade in this case, at least I hope not --
>> there's a lot of computers that don't have internet access (for security
>> reasons).  I can't think that Microsoft would make that much of a
>> mistake.
>
> I should read something before shooting my mouth off, but I thought I saw
> somewhere that Microsoft have documented that all Vista systems (including
> MSDN and VLP) will require periodic validation with MS servers via the
> Internet, or with an in-house server ("key management
service") that in
> turn periodically validates with MS via the Internet. (Or via a product
> key manually entered if no network?)
>
> On reflection, Geo's observations may be simply documented behaviour,
> although I thought the  validation period was much greater than three
> days. Some more methodical testing certainly would be in order (and maybe
> some RTFM!).
>
> John
>

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