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That you're allowed to use the same license over and over, so long as you use the same install set, which it sounds like you did. The trick is the phone home. The activation process can be done three times without an explanation call to MS to verify that you're the owner and that you want to reinstall for reason XYZ. Also, if you change massive amounts of hardware in your system, you have to reverify, but not for simple upgrades (ie, one component at a time in most cases).

check the following links
http://www.licenturion.com/xp/fully-licensed-wpa.t xt
http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.php
and this was interesting
http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/200 5/02/22/changes-in-windows-xp-product-activation/

I just bypass it. How to bypass WGA

Social Bookmarking A Threat To Privacy

YAMSIS Yet Anoither MicroSoft Inane Solution ??YAMSIS submitted to slash-dot but rejected (Cmdr Taco got it in first)

Bretheren of the tech, YAMSIS is among us again. Yet Anoither MicroSoft Inane Solution
Once again, instead of implementing repairs to its patch ridden world dominating OS, MS has instituted a sneaky attack on users in the name of "protecting" itself. Hope you don't have Automatic Updates turned on.

It must be too much to expect them to protect us, fix a few holes, stop monopolizing, or correct the mistakes made by their programers. {btw has anyone kept track of how many of the "flaws" are related to failures to "validate" inputs? Isn't that something that is taught on the first day in the first hour of programer school?}

Hats off to the GRC poster "RETIRED" for bringing attention this last nite, in his/her post Subject: MS Expands Anti-Piracy Program, Reissues Patch in GRC.privacy newsgroup at news.grc.com. And to Cmdr Taco who beat me to the line in posting about this. The reference links=
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/04 /microsoft_expands_antipiracy_p.html
http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/200 6/04/22/microsoft-is-taking-wga-to-the-next-level/
http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/200 6/04/21/almost-20-of-windows-fail-to-validate-wga/
http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/200 5/08/19/why-microsoft-introduced-wga-now/

MS is now sneakily downloading onto users machines a bit of code that will regularly evaulate whether your Windows is legitimate. To the average "joe or Jane" this may sound OK. But is it really what we paid for when we bought our OS? NO !!!! The last thing we need is another TSR calling home! Why do we need another headache. Now we have to tell users to turn off Automatic updates. Not exactly what we need for the "average home user" is it? And What is next?

Given that MS thinks that you should buy a new OS everytime you replace components in your PC, this is scary. What's next? The possibilites are endless and pretty scary. IF MS can force users or trick them into accepting the "license" for this new "addition" which they only show in that tiny box (bifocals hate that), they can give you anything they want. So heaven help us, let alone the small company tech, who has to replace a motherboard that died. Soon MS will have to give their permission first. At least none of us use this software for anything critical like work, do we?

Well it's not "no big deal". It is YAMSIS !!!
Acc7

YAMSIS Yet Anoither MicroSoft Inane Solution ??YAMSIS submitted to slash-dot but rejected (Cmdr Taco got it in first)

Bretheren of the tech, YAMSIS is among us again. Yet Anoither MicroSoft Inane Solution
Once again, instead of implementing repairs to its patch ridden world dominating OS, MS has instituted a sneaky attack on users in the name of "protecting" itself. Hope you don't have Automatic Updates turned on.

It must be too much to expect them to protect us, fix a few holes, stop monopolizing, or correct the mistakes made by their programers. {btw has anyone kept track of how many of the "flaws" are related to failures to "validate" inputs? Isn't that something that is taught on the first day in the first hour of programer school?}

Hats off to the GRC poster "RETIRED" for bringing attention this last nite, in his/her post Subject: MS Expands Anti-Piracy Program, Reissues Patch in GRC.privacy newsgroup at news.grc.com. And to Cmdr Taco who beat me to the line in posting about this. The reference links=
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/04 /microsoft_expands_antipiracy_p.html
http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/200 6/04/22/microsoft-is-taking-wga-to-the-next-level/
http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/200 6/04/21/almost-20-of-windows-fail-to-validate-wga/
http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/200 5/08/19/why-microsoft-introduced-wga-now/

MS is now sneakily downloading onto users machines a bit of code that will regularly evaulate whether your Windows is legitimate. To the average "joe or Jane" this may sound OK. But is it really what we paid for when we bought our OS? NO !!!! The last thing we need is another TSR calling home! Why do we need another headache. Now we have to tell users to turn off Automatic updates. Not exactly what we need for the "average home user" is it? And What is next?

Given that MS thinks that you should buy a new OS everytime you replace components in your PC, this is scary. What's next? The possibilites are endless and pretty scary. IF MS can force users or trick them into accepting the "license" for this new "addition" which they only show in that tiny box (bifocals hate that), they can give you anything they want. So heaven help us, let alone the small company tech, who has to replace a motherboard that died. Soon MS will have to give their permission first. At least none of us use this software for anything critical like work, do we?

Well it's not "no big deal". It is YAMSIS !!!
Acc7

YAMSIS Yet Anoither MicroSoft Inane Solution ??YAMSIS submitted to slash-dot but rejected (Cmdr Taco got it in first)

Bretheren of the tech, YAMSIS is among us again. Yet Anoither MicroSoft Inane Solution
Once again, instead of implementing repairs to its patch ridden world dominating OS, MS has instituted a sneaky attack on users in the name of "protecting" itself. Hope you don't have Automatic Updates turned on.

It must be too much to expect them to protect us, fix a few holes, stop monopolizing, or correct the mistakes made by their programers. {btw has anyone kept track of how many of the "flaws" are related to failures to "validate" inputs? Isn't that something that is taught on the first day in the first hour of programer school?}

Hats off to the GRC poster "RETIRED" for bringing attention this last nite, in his/her post Subject: MS Expands Anti-Piracy Program, Reissues Patch in GRC.privacy newsgroup at news.grc.com. And to Cmdr Taco who beat me to the line in posting about this. The reference links=
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/04 /microsoft_expands_antipiracy_p.html
http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/200 6/04/22/microsoft-is-taking-wga-to-the-next-level/
http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/200 6/04/21/almost-20-of-windows-fail-to-validate-wga/
http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/200 5/08/19/why-microsoft-introduced-wga-now/

MS is now sneakily downloading onto users machines a bit of code that will regularly evaulate whether your Windows is legitimate. To the average "joe or Jane" this may sound OK. But is it really what we paid for when we bought our OS? NO !!!! The last thing we need is another TSR calling home! Why do we need another headache. Now we have to tell users to turn off Automatic updates. Not exactly what we need for the "average home user" is it? And What is next?

Given that MS thinks that you should buy a new OS everytime you replace components in your PC, this is scary. What's next? The possibilites are endless and pretty scary. IF MS can force users or trick them into accepting the "license" for this new "addition" which they only show in that tiny box (bifocals hate that), they can give you anything they want. So heaven help us, let alone the small company tech, who has to replace a motherboard that died. Soon MS will have to give their permission first. At least none of us use this software for anything critical like work, do we?

Well it's not "no big deal". It is YAMSIS !!!
Acc7

Don't act like it's news. Microsoft already changed it's license agreement. Now, for all you folks who like to upgrade your computers, a new motherboard means you need to buy a new copy of windows for a new license. Yep! Windows MAY NOT be transferred between different PC's and changing out the motherboard constitutes a new PC according to Microsoft now. In fact, according to a Technet Community Chat, replacing a DEFECTIVE Motherboard still requires a new license! As they said:
"Q: k guys, my question is .i have a system i sold, mainboard is to handle a 3.2 processor but originally sold it with 2.4 with promise of upgradeability to 3.2, though main board works fine with 2.4 it does not with 3.2, is this considered a failed mainboard
A: This is still considered an upgrade if the motherboard is changed. You might want to try using the latest BIOS for the motherboard. If it still doesn't support the 3.2 GHz CPU and you replace the motherboard then you'll have to sell them a new OS." - Microsoft Technet Community Chat

Quite a bit of fun, no?

10) Upgrade hell....a new motherboard counts as a "new computer" and thus requires a new Windows license. Given that that's true of no other version of Windows so far released, do you have any proof of that claim?

4) Vista will feature ads As for your first reason, do you have any proof of this?

The HD-DVD standard will offer compatibility with the discs you already own, and TV addicts will need to splash out on expensive high-definition TV sets before the difference is noticeable.

Well, actually "TV addicts" will have to splash out on a HDMI-compliant HD TV if they want to play any HD-DVDs (not just to get the resolution improvements) because the players only offer HDMI output. I don't think people will be buying a new TV for a small picture quality improvement - look at all the fuss over people having to buy new TVs or Digital->Analogue coverters when analogue TV signals get shut down. Besides, they'll have to make room for the behemoth somewhere.

...for one that plays both formats

http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/200 6/01/05/broadcom-unveils-chip-that-plays-blu-ray-h d-dvd/

(apologies if this is already linked)

Well they got what they deserve. check out Digg Users Take Revenge At Bad Online Store

LMAO

Oh and a Hahah to you. Crow's good eatin'.

This is one very good way to fight back, when hacker fight against spammers

Give this vigilante a medal: http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/200 5/07/18/hacker-erased-spammers-database/

There is no 100% safe browser, nor there will be. the question is how fast you fix the flaws discovered. in this article based on facts you can see how fast it takes for MS, Mozilla and Opera to fix known security flaws, and then you can figgure out what is the safest browser