From: "Robert Comer" 

> 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
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>>> "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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