benefits of activating

[iMav]

could some1 list me the benefits of registering a product like xp or vista

is it true tht some features may b blocked if im not using an activated copy or everything is fine just tht 1 cant update the product

[abhijangda]

It is true that if you will not activate then not only some but all features will be blocked. On my laptop I was having Windows XP Home with sp2 which I didn't activated after 30 days the windows does not start it was demanding me to activate windows. If I press cancel then it does n't start. I must tell you that activate is not like registering. Activating is necessary registering is optional.

[ajayashish]

Activation is for starting the software and registering is to tell them that u are using it

[ravi_9793]

I think activation is necessary in Vista.Without activation U cant run vista more than 14 days.

[rahul_becks23]

u can update always.........
but u cant run unactivated vista for more than the specified time interval(maybe 30 days)

[iMav]

is it true tht an un-activated product for instance vista givs 1 a 30 day trial period .... and my question is tht within these 30 days wht 1 gets to use is a limited version or the fulll version of the software

[rahul_becks23]

its the full version

[iMav]

which means tht if i use the trial version (3o day period) i get the full version of the software and i dont need to activate the trial version

[rahul_becks23]

wtf r u sayin

[iMav]

its simple english ....

[Pathik]

yup u get to use the full software witout ne disabled features 4 30 days..

[rahul_becks23]

oh yeah

[iMav]

thank u for clearing tht .... just wanted to b sure b4 investing time and 20gb of hdd space

[rahul_becks23]

20 gb .... does it take 20 gb ful.....