New hardware - revalidation of OS

I recently upgraded my hardware, and now Microsoft want me to revalidate the
OS.

What is needed for this?

What is the difference between doing it on line or over the phone?


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Steve Hayes wrote:
> I recently upgraded my hardware, and now Microsoft want me to
> revalidate the OS.
>
> What is needed for this?
>
> What is the difference between doing it on line or over the phone?

On line, if your OS is valid, is simpler. If not then over the telephone you
can sometimes talk them into it. You have the right (I believe) to validate
three times.

"Steve Hayes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...

>I recently upgraded my hardware, and now Microsoft want me to revalidate
>the
> OS.
> What is needed for this?
> What is the difference between doing it on line or over the phone?

Same happened here when I put in a SATA drive (cloned from
the old PATA drive.) New prompts appeared (next to the Systray)
requesting revalidation, done on line (wireless broadband) with no
delays or extra questions.

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"Steve Hayes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I recently upgraded my hardware, and now Microsoft want me to revalidate
> the
> OS.
>
> What is needed for this?
>
> What is the difference between doing it on line or over the phone?
>
>
> --
> Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
> Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm
> Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com
> E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop
> uk


If you have an OEM version, tell Microsoft the changes made were to repair
your PC. They always allow re-validating after a repair. If you have a
Retail version, no worries.

On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:52:34 -0400, "Don Phillipson" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>"Steve Hayes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>
>>I recently upgraded my hardware, and now Microsoft want me to revalidate
>>the
>> OS.
>> What is needed for this?
>> What is the difference between doing it on line or over the phone?
>
>Same happened here when I put in a SATA drive (cloned from
>the old PATA drive.) New prompts appeared (next to the Systray)
>requesting revalidation, done on line (wireless broadband) with no
>delays or extra questions.

No numbers to enter, which one has to rummage through filing cabinets to find?


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Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm
Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

"Steve Hayes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...

>>Same happened here when I put in a SATA drive (cloned from
>>the old PATA drive.) New prompts appeared (next to the Systray)
>>requesting revalidation, done on line (wireless broadband) with no
>>delays or extra questions.
>
> No numbers to enter, which one has to rummage through filing cabinets to
> find?

Fully automatic, no numbers to enter (no delays or extra questions)
was the experience with this installation's reactivation.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On 10/28/10 5:32 AM, Steve Hayes wrote:
>
> I recently upgraded my hardware, and now Microsoft want me to revalidate the OS.

I can upgrade the hardware in a Mac and not have to revalidate OS X.
The superiority of OS X is great.

"Chance Furlong" <T-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
> On 10/28/10 5:32 AM, Steve Hayes wrote:
> >
>> I recently upgraded my hardware, and now Microsoft want me to revalidate
>> the OS.
>
> I can upgrade the hardware in a Mac and not have to revalidate OS X.

Probably because it's so unpopular that no one bothers to steal it.

> The superiority of OS X is great.

You actually think someone cares, don't you. Sad.

On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:52:34 -0400, "Don Phillipson" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>"Steve Hayes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>
>>>Same happened here when I put in a SATA drive (cloned from
>>>the old PATA drive.) New prompts appeared (next to the Systray)
>>>requesting revalidation, done on line (wireless broadband) with no
>>>delays or extra questions.
>>
>> No numbers to enter, which one has to rummage through filing cabinets to
>> find?
>
>Fully automatic, no numbers to enter (no delays or extra questions)
>was the experience with this installation's reactivation.

Thanks Don, it worked marvellously well.

My greatest fear was that I might have to re-install all the software, rewire
all my batch files, and generally spend about 6 months trying to get the new
computer into a condition where I could use it again. All went smoothly, and
works just as before, thanks to Acronis and Paragon.




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Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm
Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:04:49 -0500, Chance Furlong
<T-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On 10/28/10 5:32 AM, Steve Hayes wrote:
> >
>> I recently upgraded my hardware, and now Microsoft want me to revalidate the OS.
>
>I can upgrade the hardware in a Mac and not have to revalidate OS X.
>The superiority of OS X is great.

This is a Windows NG so Frack off troll.