Subj : Re: Forced registration in Whistler To : Robert Comer From : Geo. Date : Thu Mar 29 2001 11:20 am From: "Geo." I don't think he understands the scope of what can happen here. 95% of the worlds computers run on windows, this is not about MS, it is about piece of mind for the worlds computer systems. Geo. "Robert Comer" wrote in message news:3ac344ed@w3.nls.net... > > Can't comment on SuSeeMe, but as for XP re-activation will remain for many > > years after regular support ends. I also suspect they may decide to post > an > > update to remove the code once regular support is dropped. > > That's not really good enough... > > - Bob Comer > > > "SG [MS MVP-DTS]" <48249333@naxs.com> wrote in message > news:3ac33192@w3.nls.net... > > Geo, > > > > > > All the best, > > -- > > George Aker aka SG [MS MVP-DTS] > > Help us in helping you!! > > http://members.home.com/dts-l/goodpost.htm > > Need DOS in Windows Millennium? http://www.sgmvp.freewebsites.com/ > > or our mirror site at http://www.mvpdts.fsnet.co.uk/WinME.htm > > Enhance your computer skills: http://www.oreilly.com/ > > NOTE: Please post to the group...email is invalid. > > The Microsoft Knowledge Base > http://support.microsoft.com/support/a.asp?M=S > > > > > > > > > > > > "Geo." wrote in message news:3abf8172$1@w3.nls.net... > > > Why forced online registration in Whistler is a bad idea. > > > > > > Ok, picture this. You've been running windows XP for a few years, so one > > day > > > for some reason you decide a clean install is the way to go. You > reinstall > > > your OS but when you go to register it you find out that Microsoft has > > > dropped all support for it (it's an old version now) and you can't > > register > > > it. The software tells you that if you don't register it then it will > shut > > > off after 30 days or whatever. > > > > > > Sound unlikely? Just happened to me with CuSeeMe. I was running version > > > 2.1.1.1, current version is 4.something. I reinstalled it and it and I > > can't > > > enter my serial number, the software tells me it's expired. This is the > > > non-demo downloaded version you get when you pay for it. I write to the > > > Cuseeme people and they tell me it's not supported anymore and I will > have > > > to buy an upgrade. I check their site for upgrades and it says I have to > > be > > > running version 3 to upgrade. > > > > > > So in reality the software I paid for cannot be reinstalled and if I > want > > > the current version I get no price break, it's like buying it all over > > > again. > > > > > > With the way MS drops support for old versions of windows, I wonder how > > long > > > it will be before you cannot reregister an old version online anymore. I > > > think before anyone buys windows XP that MS should commit to some > > predefined > > > time period where they guarantee that we will be able to reregister the > > > software online. Without that information I would be very worried about > > > using windows XP. > > > > > > Geo. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- BBBS/NT v4.00 MP * Origin: Barktopia Gating Project http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) .