Windows Activation Blunder Scutterboy 7/2/2007 9:32:02 PM I had to reset the CMOS on my mainboard after enabling Cool and Quiet. Windows detected a significant change and wants me to activate again in the next 3 days. It won't let me automatically re-activate. Which is how I ended up here. This is a deliberate suggestion rather than posting a question asking how to fix it. The Activation trigger is far too sensitive it shouldn't trip just by tinkering with the BIOS there is no new hardware in my system. I'll try to call automatic MS tomorrow but I shouldn't have to work this hard. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.mspx?mid=589c2251-aaa1-48dd-8035-08b6e5599b39&dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup

Re: Windows Activation Blunder "Peter Foldes" <okf22[ at ]hotmail.com> 7/3/2007 12:56:21 AM Use the phone activation -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Scutterboy" <Scutterboy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:589C2251-AAA1-48DD-8035-08B6E5599B39[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I had to reset the CMOS on my mainboard after enabling Cool and Quiet. > Windows detected a significant change and wants me to activate again in the > next 3 days. It won't let me automatically re-activate. Which is how I > ended up here. > > This is a deliberate suggestion rather than posting a question asking how to > fix it. > The Activation trigger is far too sensitive it shouldn't trip just by > tinkering with the BIOS there is no new hardware in my system. > > I'll try to call automatic MS tomorrow but I shouldn't have to work this hard. > > > ---------------- > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then > click "I Agree" in the message pane. > > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.mspx?mid=589c2251-aaa1-48dd-8035-08b6e5599b39&dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup

Re: Windows Activation Blunder "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> 7/3/2007 10:35:46 AM Hi, I agree with your assessment, and I wish there was a better answer. However, at least right now, activation has been triggered by things as simple as a BIOS update or updated driver install. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Scutterboy" <Scutterboy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:589C2251-AAA1-48DD-8035-08B6E5599B39[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I had to reset the CMOS on my mainboard after enabling Cool and Quiet. > Windows detected a significant change and wants me to activate again in > the > next 3 days. It won't let me automatically re-activate. Which is how I > ended up here. > > This is a deliberate suggestion rather than posting a question asking how > to > fix it. > The Activation trigger is far too sensitive it shouldn't trip just by > tinkering with the BIOS there is no new hardware in my system. > > I'll try to call automatic MS tomorrow but I shouldn't have to work this > hard. > > > ---------------- > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow > this > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then > click "I Agree" in the message pane. > > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.mspx?mid=589c2251-aaa1-48dd-8035-08b6e5599b39&dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup

Re: Windows Activation Blunder "cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews[ at ]nospam.mvps.org> 7/5/2007 6:47:10 PM On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 20:56:21 -0400, "Peter Foldes" [Quoted Text] >Use the phone activation Why should he have to? I voted Yes on this one. Product activation is supposed to detect when the same license is used on a different computer. This is is not a different computer; in fact, it hasn't had a single hardware component removed, added or changed. So why should he be payloaded, and have to phone and beg? We're assured it's OK to have a user-hostile payload built into the OS because it won't go off by accident. Join the dots... >------------------ ----- ---- --- -- - - - - The rights you save may be your own >------------------ ----- ---- --- -- - - - -