software activation list available?

[tech_lover]

Can anyone pls tell me out of the following (original) software which ones have the irritating feature of activating over the net?

1. Windows XP Home edition
2. Windows XP Home OEM (I know this one has)
3. Windows XP Professional
4. Office 2007
5. Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition

Thanks

[Darthvader]

Unfortunately All of them

[piyush gupta]

All requires activation

but why r u acessing
r u using pirated

[tech_lover]

no...i wish i was...i format my pc very often, and then have to call MS to activate....its a pain...on weekends they are closed...other days 9am to 6pm only.

thanks

[Tech Geek]

you will have to activate it everytime

[ketanbodas]

All require it, unless u r using piraeted stf.

[piyush gupta]

better u activate them eveytime

[Third Eye]

Originally Posted by tech_lover

Can anyone pls tell me out of the following (original) software which ones have the irritating feature of activating over the net?

1. Windows XP Home edition
2. Windows XP Home OEM (I know this one has)
3. Windows XP Professional
4. Office 2007
5. Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition

Thanks

All have feature of activating over the net,but except Windows XP Professional.

[47shailesh]

@tech_lover make a NORTON GHOST IMAGE of ur disk and use them after a new install... next time you need not to bug urself

[Shasanka_Gogoi]

If they are not pirated then they do require u to activate over the net. Are u going thepirated way?????????????????????

[tech_lover]

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

All have feature of activating over the net,but except Windows XP Professional.

Sorry pal, they stop activating after 8 times saying that it has exceeded the number of times permissible.

bye

[Third Eye]

^Then you must have p-rated version.

[47shailesh]

Why don't you use NORTON GHOST

[janitha]

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

All have feature of activating over the net,but except Windows XP Professional.

Pl tell why? I thought XP Pro also can be activated over net. I am asking since I got an OEM XP Pro with my new office PC and it is yet to be installed.

[Third Eye]

Because i have XP Pro and it doesn't require activation.

[47shailesh]

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

Because i have XP Pro and it doesn't require activation.

Dude but i have an OEM ver of XP pro from Wipro and every time after a clean install it require Activation..

Having XP pro does'nt give anyone freedom of Lifelong activation...

[janitha]

A web search also revealed that XP Pro requires activation just like XP Home. Also why should MS exempt XP Pro only?

[Third Eye]

Check this link-> http://labmice.techtarget.com/FAQ/winxpfaq.htm

Product Activation is only required on the retail and some OEM versions of Windows XP and not on the volume licensing program that most businesses use.

[janitha]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I thought we were talking about individuals / forum members and not "corporate Licensing".!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[47shailesh]

Originally Posted by janitha

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I thought we were talking about individuals / forum members and not "corporate Licensing".!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i totally agree with you...