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Originally posted by JBX
Don't get me wrong, I like Microsoft and their products. I believe if someone comes out with a better OS people will switch. Now here’s the aggravation. I'm a hardware junkie and I enjoy modding my computer. Today I installed a new Plextor DVD/CD RW +- (kick ass) burner. On reboot I get a pop up message from Microsoft that too many changes have occurred on my system since the original install of the OS and I have 3 days to reactivate my legally purchased, and previously activated, Win XP Home. What god damn business is it of Microsoft what I do to my system? I of course had to re-activate and it went quickly and with out incident. So now Microsoft has the latest configuration of my personal system. I don't know, it just frosts my ass.
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Yeah, its their phone-home anti-piracy thing. If it senses too many changes in the computer, it disables the OS until it is re-registered. This is one of the things MS caught the most flak over when they first announced it. Personally, I run Linux on most of my machines, and all of my Windows boxen have non-phone-home versions, so it isnt a problem.