If Microsoft are willing to activate it, which they have done for me on many occasions, then i don't see any harm in it.
Yes, i told an MS bod that i had 'Swapped' the mobo for a newer version and had no problem in it being re-activated.
Do you think that MS really care if someone is trying to re-activate an OEM OS? I don't think so bud. It is the people who actually use 'pirated' software that they are after. If you think that re-activating an OEM version of the software is the same as using pirate software then you are in the minority bud.
I don't believe in people using pirated software.
So, if MS say that and they activate the OS, who's wrong? They gave the green light so what do we do? Tell MS that they can't activate it for us?
Buy the software, i agree. Use it more than twice etc, on 'your' PC, i agree. Download Illegal software, i am totally against.
If any 'Mod. thinks what i have written is against any rules here then i apologise in advance. Just wanted to get my point across. Be it wrong or right in some people's eyes.
If Microsoft are willing to activate it, which they have done for me on many occasions, then i don't see any harm in it.
It is not Microsoft that is authorising the reactivation.
Just because your product is activated does not mean it is legal - a lot of people do not realise this.
Yes, i told an MS bod that i had 'Swapped' the mobo for a newer version and had no problem in it being re-activated.
If you simply told the person on the phone you'd swapped your motherboard you would not have been reactivated.
I have a feeling the word "warranty" was used in your phone conversation.
As I said, don't tell the whole truth and it's easy to get reactivation.
However it still doesn't make you legal - see above.
Do you think that MS really care if someone is trying to re-activate an OEM OS? I don't think so bud. It is the people who actually use 'pirated' software that they are after. If you think that re-activating an OEM version of the software is the same as using pirate software then you are in the minority bud.
I'm not your "bud".
Yes Microsoft do care if people are trying to illegally reactivate their OS.
If they didn't then there would be no product activation - why have the process in place if they simply don't care?
Any "mass piracy" is not going to be done via mass installs of an OEM disk, so why not make all OEM disks activation free?
Why?
Because Microsoft do care.
Oh and just because I KNOW that using the OEM license outside of the T&C's does make you no more legal than a pirate doesn't neccessarily make me in the minority.
People like to place fingers in their ears when the inconvenient truth comes out.
I don't believe in people using pirated software.
What is pracy exactly?
Somebody downloading an illegal copy and installing it.
It's "piracy" because they are using the product outside of the license agreement (the aprt saying you will not copy or illegally distribute said product).
Using the OEM product outside of the license agreement is exactly the same.
So, if MS say that and they activate the OS, who's wrong? They gave the green light so what do we do? Tell MS that they can't activate it for us?
Call up the activation line and lie (sorry, withold some information if you prefer) and you will always get reactivated, 100%, without fail.
This is because the person on the phone can only go on the information given.
As I said above, an activated product is not neccessarily a legal product.
Buy the software, i agree. Use it more than twice etc, on 'your' PC, i agree. Download Illegal software, i am totally against.
Good to hear.
But why are you having such a difficult time realising that there is a massive difference between the OEM and Retail licenses?
OEM is cheap, geat of you only plan on owning 1 or 3 PC's during the OSs lifetime because you cannot transfer it.
Retail is more expensive, however can be transferred any number of times.
You pay your money you get the more flexible license - you simply want your cake and eat it.