FP2k install on WinXP Pro?

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Greg Strong

When you install FP2k onto a WinXP Pro PC do you get the notice about 50
uses before required activation/registration?

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Greg Strong
 
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Thomas A. Rowe

Yes, certain versions of FP2000 do require activation.

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Thomas A. Rowe

When FP2000 / Office 2000 was first released, the Activation was only in
copies sold outside of the USA/Canada, then later on it was implement via a
release that include Service Pack 1.

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Greg Strong

When FP2000 / Office 2000 was first released, the Activation was only in
copies sold outside of the USA/Canada, then later on it was implement via a
release that include Service Pack 1.
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I do have the retail version of FP2k. It does have SR-1 on it. So does
SR-1 include Service Pack 1?

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Greg Strong
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

SR and SP are similar, so it might be the case. If activation is required,
it would have been noted on the retail packaging.

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Greg Strong

If activation is required,
it would have been noted on the retail packaging.
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I no longer have the retail packaging. You would think MS would not
only keep the PID, but records of versions purchased. At the least you
would think MS would have what specific differences exist between the
different versions, and make it available via a web page.

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Greg Strong
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

Greg,

Really, what is the big deal, if you install it and it requires activation,
you activate it if you want to continue to use after the trial period.

If you install and activation is not required, then you just use it.

You are not required to actually register the application, in either case.

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Greg Strong

If activation is required,
it would have been noted on the retail packaging.
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I most definitely learned out of this conversation. I should always
keep the box/packaging.

Regards,


Greg Strong
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

Ok,

Avoid:
purchasing software from eBay, etc.
purchasing software from flea market/computer shows, etc.
purchasing software when the price is too good to be true.

Be carefully when buying computer with pre-install software from small
retailers, etc.

Purchase software from nationwide retailers.

See the following links:
http://www.microsoft.com/oem/genuine.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/

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