Xp relaxed activation

[IainK]

has anyone else noticed that they're being a lot more relaxed with the liscencing for xp?

I recently activated xp on a laptop, even though it was already activated on another computter AND it was an OEM copy. ONTOP of this i TOLD them that it was already activated on another computer, and the machine on the other end of the phone continued regardless.

It asked 'how many computers is it currently installed on?' so i decided to tell the truth and say one, and it continued with the activation.

Anyone else noticed anything similar?

[tobes]

good to know as I intend on banging xp on two comps, saves me a copy ;)

[IainK]

yeah, it didn't let me activate via the internet, but just phone and tell the truth and it should work ;)

report back on how it goes, i'm wondering if this was just an error or if they're not bothing anymore!

[coursemyhorse]

It asked 'how many computers is it currently installed on?' so i decided to tell the truth and say one, and it continued with the activation.


In answering "one", you are stating that you only have it installed on the current machine you are phoning up about to get activated. What you should have said if you were telling the truth was "two" which would have put you through to an operator.

[IainK]

oh, my bad, well.. it was a few weeks ago, i think it might have said 'how many other' but anyway, when i did the same thing about a year previously it started asking me lots of other quetions, at which point i just hung up :P

[The Underdog]

Lmao nice going --> I got an XP Product code I can't use atm but I'm getting by ok, won't bother messing with it until I need to change it for a 64 bit code.