xp activation

[carl2124]

Hi group....
I built my own pc.....I bought my own copy windows xp home oem.I know the rules of activation and have read all about them on microsoft.
Now get this....I have installed no NEW hardware or have done no re formats for at least a year.Just the other day, I went on line and out of the blue....I had to re activate.....with two days notice.I called Mr Bill FREAKIN Gates and did that.....now that I hate microsoft, can any of you good people give a suggestions on a linux program I can play my microsoft Flight sims on......f2002.
george

 

[TheOmegaCode]

You might be able to get it to work with wine. I have never had luck with wine though, the extent of my successes was running notepad. Smarter people get further though

 

[drag]

thats a hard one... umm. maybe if you check out winex, they specialize in making windows games run in linux.... $5 dollars a month (min $15) charge since they aren't opensource, because many companies they deal with insist on closed source to protect there products... Which is the real reason many companies won't port games to linux. They don't know how and it's against the grain to realese the code to opensource developers.... that and the damand isn't that high, because most people would rather dual boot, then deal with it.. (not that I blame them or anything)

I doubt though they have a port for the flightsim game, though, but it's worth a shot...


There is also a open source flight sim called flightgear, It is probably not quite up to MS flight simulator snuff, but it'll provide realistic flight.

 

[carl2124]

thanks for the info, I gather I need to stick with xp.....
Georgre

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: carl2124
Hi group....
I built my own pc.....I bought my own copy windows xp home oem.I know the rules of activation and have read all about them on microsoft.
Now get this....I have installed no NEW hardware or have done no re formats for at least a year.Just the other day, I went on line and out of the blue....I had to re activate.....with two days notice.I called Mr Bill FREAKIN Gates and did that.....now that I hate microsoft, can any of you good people give a suggestions on a linux program I can play my microsoft Flight sims on......f2002. george

BS. XP did not just decide one day to reactivate, it does not do this. Some hardware changed or something corrupted either the file system or registry which reverted the machine to unactivated state.

Bill

 

[BmXStuD]

Oh no you didnt. F linux hahha. I have ran lycrois (or however you spell i), mandrake, lindows they all suck. Get windows 2000 trust me if your not a man with alot of time than you going to hate linux or may i say a gal i dunno.

 

[oniq]

Originally posted by: BmXStuD
Oh no you didnt. F linux hahha. I have ran lycrois (or however you spell i), mandrake, lindows they all suck. Get windows 2000 trust me if your not a man with alot of time than you going to hate linux or may i say a gal i dunno.

Ahh great argument.

 

[carl2124]

Than I will try windows 2000

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: carl2124
Than I will try windows 2000

Win2k all the way, hey what do you know it even rhymes.

 

[BmXStuD]

;-) Yep If you dont want XP s4it, than get Windows 2000 way better i got both but now im a windows xp Kid. (only 15 years old heh so KID)

 

[bsobel]

Kid. (only 15 years old heh so KID)

That didn't come as a complete shock

Bill

 

[Sxotty]

My computer just did the same thing I swear on a stack of bibles, it gives you three days.

First Word crashed when entering an equation then on reboot it says you must reactivate windows your hardware has changed substantially. FRICKING A. I think I will just install 2k again darnit, but my 2k aint legit, and my XP is, I feel all rosy inside buying the software then it doesn't work great.

 

[BmXStuD]

Originally posted by: carl2124
Hi group....
I built my own pc.....I bought my own copy windows xp home oem.I know the rules of activation and have read all about them on microsoft.
Now get this....I have installed no NEW hardware or have done no re formats for at least a year.Just the other day, I went on line and out of the blue....I had to re activate.....with two days notice.I called Mr Bill FREAKIN Gates and did that.....now that I hate microsoft, can any of you good people give a suggestions on a linux program I can play my microsoft Flight sims on......f2002.
george

get windows 2000 Mr. Tough guy

 

[BmXStuD]

Originally posted by: Sxotty
My computer just did the same thing I swear on a stack of bibles, it gives you three days.

First Word crashed when entering an equation then on reboot it says you must reactivate windows your hardware has changed substantially. FRICKING A. I think I will just install 2k again darnit, but my 2k aint legit, and my XP is, I feel all rosy inside buying the software then it doesn't work great.

so what install 2k heh i have done all os since 98! if u get what i just said.

 

[Sxotty]

Well I just got done reformating my HD, and got WinXP back on it, I will activate another time, but now I get 30 days lol. That makes all kinds of sense doesn't it. 3 days if it changes, 30 if you do nothing.

 

[gil11542]

I reloaded Nvidia Nforce2 Mobo drivers and for some reason XP made me reactivate thinking my hardware changed, It only takes a min and isnt a big deal

 

[skyking]

I am such a hardware whore, I always wait the full 30 days. I never know when I am going to blow up a newborn install, and have to reformat and start over. I'd hate to waste an activiation.
I was able to BSOD xp pro with hardware testing, so I learned my lesson there

 

[proxopspete]

Originally posted by: skyking
I am such a hardware whore, I always wait the full 30 days. I never know when I am going to blow up a newborn install, and have to reformat and start over. I'd hate to waste an activiation.
I was able to BSOD xp pro with hardware testing, so I learned my lesson there

In my install of XP Pro this week, I activated it at least 3 or 4 times as I had to reformat and re-install. Is my OS going to be in trouble??!!

 

[skyking]

you get three in a 6 month period, then you get to call in. Not a big deal, but follow my advice. Tweak on it for 20 days or so, do what you will to it, then activate. It just makes sense, if you are going to horse around with it.

 

[Aznbooster]

I have reinstalled windows xp so many times on this computer only once I had to call in the CS to ask for a activation code thing. And that was a breeze also, I think it would be fine seeing that you bought the software *should still have the reciept* and as you still have that you should be okay. The only big thing that will maybe trigger them to think that you either got a pirated or gave out your key is when you have two computers activated and have a totally different product id *it is based on your hardware etc* which doesn't even have your parts. I noticed that I had to reactivate when I installed my new mobo. Other than that it never asked.