Hey guys, this seems like a pretty intuitive question, but if I register XP, make an image of it with ghost, and just install windows with that, i won't have to worry about installing it again, would i? it sounds like it'd be allright...
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Hey guys, this seems like a pretty intuitive question, but if I register XP, make an image of it with ghost, and just install windows with that, i won't have to worry about installing it again, would i? it sounds like it'd be allright...
So long as you don't restore the Ghost image onto different hardware, you shouldn't be prompted for activation again after you load the Ghost image.
You are allowed to change a minimal amount of hardware until you are required to register again...
Now if you had a XP Pro Corp.. That skips the reg :)
What if I change just a little bit each time?Quote:
Originally posted by Colossus
You are allowed to change a minimal amount of hardware until you are required to register again...
Then MS will have time to adapt (and assimilate) :)
WOW, That is brand new information! :eek:Quote:
Originally posted by Colossus
Now if you had a XP Pro Corp.. That skips the reg :)
Nope, you'll hit a threshold where you have to re-activate. (There's just no way to change a "little bit" of a motherboard.) ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Terry
What if I change just a little bit each time?
Then MS will have time to adapt (and assimilate) :)
The volume license edition (aka "corporate version") doesn't require activation because there's no way in @#$% that one of Microsoft's business customers is going to go through the activation process for each of the thousands of machines on a network!Quote:
Originally posted by Terry
WOW, That is brand new information! :eek:
In order to use the volume license edition, you need a copy of volume license media and a volume license key. These are generally sold to large companies or organizations with at least a few hundred machines, so you won't generally find 'em in your local software shop.