New hardware - revalidation of OS

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I recently upgraded my hardware, and now Microsoft want me to revalidate the
OS.

What is needed for this?

What is the difference between doing it on line or over the phone?
 
Steve said:
I recently upgraded my hardware, and now Microsoft want me to
revalidate the OS.

What is needed for this?

What is the difference between doing it on line or over the phone?
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On line, if your OS is valid, is simpler. If not then over the telephone you
can sometimes talk them into it. You have the right (I believe) to validate
three times.
 
I recently upgraded my hardware, and now Microsoft want me to revalidate
the
OS.
What is needed for this?
What is the difference between doing it on line or over the phone?
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Same happened here when I put in a SATA drive (cloned from
the old PATA drive.) New prompts appeared (next to the Systray)
requesting revalidation, done on line (wireless broadband) with no
delays or extra questions.
 
Steve Hayes said:
I recently upgraded my hardware, and now Microsoft want me to revalidate
the
OS.

What is needed for this?

What is the difference between doing it on line or over the phone?


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If you have an OEM version, tell Microsoft the changes made were to repair
your PC. They always allow re-validating after a repair. If you have a
Retail version, no worries.
 
Same happened here when I put in a SATA drive (cloned from
the old PATA drive.) New prompts appeared (next to the Systray)
requesting revalidation, done on line (wireless broadband) with no
delays or extra questions.
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No numbers to enter, which one has to rummage through filing cabinets to find?
 
No numbers to enter, which one has to rummage through filing cabinets to
find?
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Fully automatic, no numbers to enter (no delays or extra questions)
was the experience with this installation's reactivation.
 
Chance Furlong said:
I can upgrade the hardware in a Mac and not have to revalidate OS X.
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Probably because it's so unpopular that no one bothers to steal it.
The superiority of OS X is great.
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You actually think someone cares, don't you. Sad.
 
Fully automatic, no numbers to enter (no delays or extra questions)
was the experience with this installation's reactivation.
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Thanks Don, it worked marvellously well.

My greatest fear was that I might have to re-install all the software, rewire
all my batch files, and generally spend about 6 months trying to get the new
computer into a condition where I could use it again. All went smoothly, and
works just as before, thanks to Acronis and Paragon.
 
Chance Furlong said:
I can upgrade the hardware in a Mac and not have to revalidate OS X.
The superiority of OS X is great.
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The cost of upgrading Macs is even greater. If you can find upgrades that
work, that is. A 5 year old PC is a breeze to upgrade. Apple often don't
even list upgrade possibilities for a 5 year old Mac. Fact.
 
Chance Furlong said:
Give us empirical evidence to support your claim.

If OS X is so "unpopular," why am I posting this under Snow Leopard on my
MacBook?
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?? You don't know any better? ???
 
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