From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Telephone.

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Glenn M.
"Geo."  wrote in message news:459af381{at}w3.nls.net...
> Ok that sounds logical but http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183 on that
> 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,
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/systemrequirements.mspx,
> reports that Internet is not a requirement.  It lists Internet because
> that is a standard line item in the requirements for Microsoft products.
> Look at others to see this.  Most have Internet or Internet Browser
> listed. Internet Browser would be silly for Windows requirements because
> one is 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
> "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
> 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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