From: "Robert Comer" 

Unfortunately I have to deal with it at work to stay compliant with
division policy, but for home I already moved to OpenOffice 6 months ago.
(it's cheaper...)

I still use WinXP at home on a couple PC's, and they'll stay for now as
well as on my work PC and laptop. I still like Windows better than any
other desktop OS, and WinXP is the one that works the best for me right
now. (and it's a good host for running my VPC and VMWare, and development
stuff.)

I just wiped one of my home servers (Win2003) about 5 hours ago in
preparation for loading SUSE Linux.

- Bob Comer

"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
news:s19221hiopngjnmvo843b3p9rfmfcmj6p7{at}4ax.com...
>> > That's just plain unacceptable to me.  :(
>
> I also.  One of the several reasons why I refuse to "upgrade" to any
> Microsoft
> product that possesses the Product DeActivation feature.
>
>  /m
>
>
>
> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 19:30:53 -0500, "Robert Comer"
> 
> wrote:
>
>>> After a half hour on the phone with customer service, he finally got his
>>> copy
>>> of MS Office re-activated.
>>
>>That's just plain unacceptable to me.  :(
>>
>>- Bob Comer
>>
>>
>>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>>news:mk32219gu7emm0au9rr7lc9i06kp6cimb4{at}4ax.com...
>>> From that article: "the online product activation wizard
will instruct
>>> them to
>>> call Microsoft, where a customer service representative can assist them
>>> further."
>>>
>>>
>>> One of the engineers at work installed a service pack on his version of
>>> Windows.  The installation of the service pack somehow triggers his
>>> legal
>>> copy
>>> of MS Office to decide that it needed to be re-activated.  MS Office
>>> would
>>> not
>>> reactivate over the internet, so he had to call in to Microsoft.
>>>
>>> After a half hour on the phone with customer service, he finally got his
>>> copy
>>> of MS Office re-activated.
>>>
>>> Those who the Gods want to destroy, They allow to innovate Product
>>> DeActivation.
>>>
>>>  /m
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:41:39 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>>> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> No way, with the possible exception of cars there
really aren't any
>>>>> mass
>>>>> market products that you can track this way.
>>>>
>>>>I'm not talking activation/deactivation, just registration
*for support
>>>>only*.  You wouldn't need to register until you need support.
>>>>
>>>>btw, you seen the latest on product activation:
>>>>http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+nix+some+Net+product+activation/2100-1011_
3-5589504.html?tag=nefd.top
>>>>To say the least it ticks me off -- almost as much as Bush. :|
>>>>
>>>>- Bob Comer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Geo"  wrote in message
news:4220cebc{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>> "Robert Comer"
 wrote in message
>>>>> news:421ffb2d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>
>>>>>> > So how do you replace it? You still have to
have the customer read
>>>>>> > the
>>>>> tag
>>>>>> > to you .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sales information, and yes, it'd probably take
some kind of forced
>>>>>> registration to get support.
>>>>>
>>>>> No way, with the possible exception of cars there
really aren't any
>>>>> mass
>>>>> market products that you can track this way.
>>>>>
>>>>> Geo.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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