From: "Geo" 

Well deactivation means you have to activate again, and if they won't allow
you to activate without paying for a new copy then that's going to be the
result. I'd call that a kill switch, wouldn't you?

Geo.

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:44a324e4{at}w3.nls.net...
> > What happens to an XP system that you don't activate?
>
> It will eventually not allow you to log in.  (I know, I've had the
> "activation" feature break on me and toast a few installs...)
>
> --
> Bob Comer

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