Hmm, and interesting quirk with XP
18 October 2002, 06:46 PM
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I've been busy testing a new VPN system for our office using a new laptop running XP.
The laptop was rebuilt purely whilst I tested the firewall VPN setup over the past 3 weeks. Now I didn't activate XP, so it's been busy counting down the days I have left before I need to activate it.
With just 6 days left, I install XP service pack 1 and it reset the activation back to 30 days
Is this a bug? (or should I say feature
) Could it be that the less scrupulous folk could quite happily reset the activation process every 4 weeks?
Stefan
[Edited by ozzy - 10/18/2002 6:47:02 PM]
The laptop was rebuilt purely whilst I tested the firewall VPN setup over the past 3 weeks. Now I didn't activate XP, so it's been busy counting down the days I have left before I need to activate it.
With just 6 days left, I install XP service pack 1 and it reset the activation back to 30 days
Is this a bug? (or should I say feature
) Could it be that the less scrupulous folk could quite happily reset the activation process every 4 weeks?Stefan
[Edited by ozzy - 10/18/2002 6:47:02 PM]
19 October 2002, 05:08 PM
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Tell you what I thought was well thought out for Monkeysoft....
If you let XP/.Net server activation peroid pass, the next time you startup it it tells you you have to activate to run.. It then uses a locally connected modem to dial a 0800 number to activate via Dial up so even if you have not configured a LAN adaptor etc you can still use it.
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If you let XP/.Net server activation peroid pass, the next time you startup it it tells you you have to activate to run.. It then uses a locally connected modem to dial a 0800 number to activate via Dial up so even if you have not configured a LAN adaptor etc you can still use it.
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