Activation Blues...

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Briefly -- I clean installed Ultimate and activated. No problem.
Next, I shut down and moved the drive cable from port 1 to port 0 on my
3Ware RAID card - drive is configured as JOBD.
Restarted computer and got a "3 Days to Activate" notice. Tried to
"reactivate" - NoGo. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key not accepted,
"Already in Use"
Next, shut down and moved drive back to port 1 - Fired it up, and Ultimate's
activation was restored. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key was not
accepted, "Already in use"
I think you will agree that it is not unreasonable for the user to be given
the ability to move the OS physical drive - within the same computer - from
one controller to another, or even from one controller port to another on the
same controller.
Please address this issue.
 
Christopher said:
Briefly -- I clean installed Ultimate and activated. No problem.
Next, I shut down and moved the drive cable from port 1 to port 0 on my
3Ware RAID card - drive is configured as JOBD.
Restarted computer and got a "3 Days to Activate" notice. Tried to
"reactivate" - NoGo. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key not
accepted,
"Already in Use"
Next, shut down and moved drive back to port 1 - Fired it up, and
Ultimate's
activation was restored. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key was
not
accepted, "Already in use"
I think you will agree that it is not unreasonable for the user to be
given
the ability to move the OS physical drive - within the same computer -
from
one controller to another, or even from one controller port to another on
the
same controller.
Please address this issue.
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wow That seems like an extremely aggressive activation setup. I knew they
were taking steps to improve the activation, but just a simple cable change?
fuxache :-(
 
The same happened to me except the only thing I changed were device drivers!!
Instead of activating online I done it over the phone and all seems to be
fine again, well until the next time I change anything! They need to sort it
out...
 
Well! What do you know... I just updated my 3Ware RAID drivers this
afternoon - and you'll never guess what... I HAD TO CALL INDIA FOR
REACTIVATION!!!!
WTF (WhatTheF**k)?????!!!!!!!
The ONLY consolation to having to endure this PITA (PainInTheAss)
inconvenience is that the screening questions asked by the attendent are
merely a formality - Getting the BLN (BigLongNumber) is essentially no-hassle.
 
"Is this the first time your are activating Windows?"
"On how many computers is this version of Windows software installed?"
--Sometimes they will also ask:
"Why are you reactivating Windows?"

The answers to these three questions are pretty straight forward...
 
Christopher said:
Briefly -- I clean installed Ultimate and activated. No problem.
Next, I shut down and moved the drive cable from port 1 to port 0 on my
3Ware RAID card - drive is configured as JOBD.
Restarted computer and got a "3 Days to Activate" notice. Tried to
"reactivate" - NoGo. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key not accepted,
"Already in Use"
Next, shut down and moved drive back to port 1 - Fired it up, and Ultimate's
activation was restored. Tried online Live Tech chat - product key was not
accepted, "Already in use"
I think you will agree that it is not unreasonable for the user to be given
the ability to move the OS physical drive - within the same computer - from
one controller to another, or even from one controller port to another on the
same controller.
Please address this issue.
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Once again, activation inconveniences paying customers and does nothing
to stop piracy. It does do a lot for Linux, though.

Alias
 
Alias said:
Once again, activation inconveniences paying customers and does nothing
to stop piracy. It does do a lot for Linux, though.

Alias
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Horseshit! Maybe in your dreams it does.
Frank
 
ditto -- I too just updated my device drivers and installed some programs
after I activated and then found I had "three more days to activate". I have
not phoned yet but I'm hoping it won't be a problem.
 
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Christopher said:
"Is this the first time your are activating Windows?"
"On how many computers is this version of Windows software installed?"
--Sometimes they will also ask:
"Why are you reactivating Windows?"

The answers to these three questions are pretty straight forward...
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Unless you have an action pack...
"Is this the first time your are activating Windows?"
No.

"On how many computers is this version of Windows software installed?"
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10. This one gets their tails in a tizzy until you explain to them that
you have an action pack -- Apparently they can't tell on their own.
--Sometimes they will also ask:
"Why are you reactivating Windows?"
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I don't know. Why AM I reactivating Windows?
 
DevilsPGD wrote: that
you have an action pack -- Apparently they can't tell on their own.


I don't know. Why AM I reactivating Windows?
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It isn't because it stops piracy.

Alias
 
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