Vista to Allow "One Significant" Hardware Upgrade

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday October 30, 2006 @08:24AM from the how-very-generous-of-you dept.

fiorenza writes "Ars Technica spoke with Microsoft concerning the controversial changes in Windows Vista's licensing, and they have learned that Vista will permit one 'significant' hardware change before requiring users to either appeal to Microsoft support or purchase another license. Automatic re-activation online will fail after one use. Microsoft is using a new algorithm to monitor hardware changes and enforce licensing compliance, and the company says that it is more forgiving now than it was with Windows XP."

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Vista cannot stop an important software upgrade by kurt555gs · 2006-10-30 08:30 · Score: 1, Troll

LINUX !!!

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Re:My Windows activation experience by Scarletdown · 2006-10-30 11:34 · Score: 0, Troll

If for some reason you need to reactivate, just download a simple little tool called Make Me Legal. That will save you the hassles of having to get Microsoft's permission to do your upgrade or reinstall.

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