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[FYI] "WinXP activation: what happens under the covers?"
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- Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 10:19:10 +0200
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/18431.html
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WinXP activation: what happens under the covers?
By: John Lettice
Posted: 22/04/2001 at 20:12 GMT
When you use the Windows XP product activation system, Microsoft
assures us, it's an entirely anonymous transaction. Your machine
sends a key to Redmond, Redmond sends an unlock key back, and your
installation is validated forever. Or at least until you've gone one
hardware upgrade too far, and you have to call them up and ask for
mercy.
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