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RE: Windows 10
September 7, 2015 at 6:53 am
(September 6, 2015 at 9:42 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:
(September 6, 2015 at 9:19 pm)bennyboy Wrote: how does that work?

Well, when you activate a product key, it's tied to a "fingerprint" of your installed hardware at Microsoft (AFAIK this has been done since XP).  Apparently when activation occurs on the new install, it finds the product key based on that stored fingerprint.

So your MAC gets sent up to the mothership.  Not scary at all.

This doesn't bode well for pirated copies, obviously, or people who reuse their old Windows CD on new computers.
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Windows 10 - by A Theist - July 29, 2015 at 7:08 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - July 29, 2015 at 7:10 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Minimalist - July 29, 2015 at 7:14 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 29, 2015 at 7:24 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Lemonvariable72 - July 29, 2015 at 7:25 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - July 29, 2015 at 7:33 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Lemonvariable72 - July 29, 2015 at 7:35 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - July 29, 2015 at 7:29 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - July 29, 2015 at 7:31 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Iroscato - July 29, 2015 at 7:43 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - July 29, 2015 at 7:49 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - July 29, 2015 at 7:35 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - July 29, 2015 at 7:39 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - July 29, 2015 at 7:43 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - July 29, 2015 at 7:50 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - July 29, 2015 at 8:11 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - July 29, 2015 at 9:08 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by A Theist - July 29, 2015 at 8:25 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Minimalist - July 29, 2015 at 8:41 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Iroscato - July 29, 2015 at 9:02 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Iroscato - July 29, 2015 at 9:21 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Minimalist - July 29, 2015 at 9:48 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - July 29, 2015 at 10:26 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - July 29, 2015 at 11:13 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by AFTT47 - July 29, 2015 at 10:57 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Iroscato - July 29, 2015 at 11:02 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - July 29, 2015 at 11:33 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by popeyespappy - July 30, 2015 at 12:07 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - July 30, 2015 at 12:45 am
RE: Windows 10 - by robvalue - July 30, 2015 at 3:21 am
RE: Windows 10 - by A Theist - July 30, 2015 at 3:48 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Aroura - August 1, 2015 at 11:41 am
RE: Windows 10 - by ReptilianPeon - March 14, 2016 at 3:10 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Longhorn - July 30, 2015 at 3:54 am
RE: Windows 10 - by I_am_not_mafia - July 30, 2015 at 4:00 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Lemonvariable72 - July 30, 2015 at 5:27 am
RE: Windows 10 - by I_am_not_mafia - July 30, 2015 at 6:16 am
RE: Windows 10 - by A Theist - July 30, 2015 at 4:32 am
RE: Windows 10 - by DarkHorse - July 30, 2015 at 4:36 am
RE: Windows 10 - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 30, 2015 at 5:04 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Minimalist - August 1, 2015 at 12:28 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Ravenshire - August 2, 2015 at 2:01 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - August 1, 2015 at 12:44 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - August 1, 2015 at 12:56 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Minimalist - August 1, 2015 at 1:12 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - August 1, 2015 at 1:18 am
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - August 1, 2015 at 9:41 am
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - August 1, 2015 at 10:26 am
RE: Windows 10 - by zebo-the-fat - August 1, 2015 at 10:31 am
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - August 1, 2015 at 10:36 am
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - August 1, 2015 at 11:11 am
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - August 1, 2015 at 11:27 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Ravenshire - August 2, 2015 at 2:06 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - August 1, 2015 at 11:33 am
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - August 1, 2015 at 12:53 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Marsellus Wallace - August 1, 2015 at 7:36 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - August 1, 2015 at 7:41 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - August 2, 2015 at 1:34 am
RE: Windows 10 - by AFTT47 - August 2, 2015 at 10:01 am
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - August 2, 2015 at 10:07 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Ravenshire - August 2, 2015 at 2:16 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 2, 2015 at 3:37 am
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - August 2, 2015 at 5:37 am
RE: Windows 10 - by I_am_not_mafia - August 2, 2015 at 5:44 am
RE: Windows 10 - by downbeatplumb - August 2, 2015 at 5:44 am
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - August 2, 2015 at 6:37 am
RE: Windows 10 - by downbeatplumb - August 2, 2015 at 12:33 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by DarkHorse - August 2, 2015 at 1:20 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - August 2, 2015 at 3:23 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Ravenshire - August 2, 2015 at 3:40 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - August 2, 2015 at 6:04 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - August 2, 2015 at 7:04 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - August 2, 2015 at 7:10 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - August 2, 2015 at 9:47 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Ravenshire - August 2, 2015 at 10:53 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - August 2, 2015 at 10:50 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - August 2, 2015 at 10:53 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 3, 2015 at 12:39 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Marsellus Wallace - August 3, 2015 at 7:15 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 3, 2015 at 10:57 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Marsellus Wallace - August 4, 2015 at 3:08 am
RE: Windows 10 - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 4, 2015 at 7:07 am
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - August 3, 2015 at 8:37 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by rado84 - August 3, 2015 at 8:47 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Marsellus Wallace - August 3, 2015 at 8:55 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by DarkHorse - August 6, 2015 at 2:46 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - August 6, 2015 at 7:24 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by bennyboy - August 9, 2015 at 8:57 am
RE: Windows 10 - by I_am_not_mafia - August 9, 2015 at 10:11 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Excited Penguin - August 9, 2015 at 12:21 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by I_am_not_mafia - August 9, 2015 at 12:56 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Excited Penguin - August 9, 2015 at 1:51 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 9, 2015 at 1:05 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by I_am_not_mafia - August 9, 2015 at 1:09 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by zebo-the-fat - August 18, 2015 at 12:44 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Excited Penguin - August 18, 2015 at 8:43 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Iroscato - August 18, 2015 at 8:59 am
RE: Windows 10 - by pocaracas - August 18, 2015 at 1:12 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Minimalist - August 18, 2015 at 1:12 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - August 18, 2015 at 1:23 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Minimalist - August 18, 2015 at 1:26 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Minimalist - August 18, 2015 at 6:47 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Excited Penguin - August 19, 2015 at 2:37 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Minimalist - August 19, 2015 at 2:40 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Excited Penguin - August 19, 2015 at 11:38 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - August 20, 2015 at 5:37 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Excited Penguin - August 20, 2015 at 6:01 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by KevinM1 - August 20, 2015 at 4:50 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 20, 2015 at 6:54 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Iroscato - August 20, 2015 at 7:04 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by abaris - August 20, 2015 at 7:38 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - August 21, 2015 at 12:43 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Ravenshire - August 21, 2015 at 1:52 am
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 6, 2015 at 3:43 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - September 6, 2015 at 4:19 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - September 6, 2015 at 5:00 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by bennyboy - September 6, 2015 at 9:19 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - September 6, 2015 at 9:42 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by bennyboy - September 7, 2015 at 6:53 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - September 20, 2015 at 9:29 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - September 7, 2015 at 4:15 am
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 20, 2015 at 9:25 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 21, 2015 at 8:23 am
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 21, 2015 at 6:19 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - September 21, 2015 at 6:28 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 21, 2015 at 6:33 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 21, 2015 at 6:30 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 22, 2015 at 8:26 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - September 21, 2015 at 6:46 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 21, 2015 at 7:00 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - September 21, 2015 at 6:58 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 21, 2015 at 7:01 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - September 21, 2015 at 7:01 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 21, 2015 at 7:13 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - September 21, 2015 at 7:19 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 21, 2015 at 7:39 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 21, 2015 at 7:51 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - September 21, 2015 at 8:00 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 21, 2015 at 8:04 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 22, 2015 at 8:29 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 22, 2015 at 10:02 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 23, 2015 at 6:50 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 24, 2015 at 10:06 am
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 24, 2015 at 7:43 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 25, 2015 at 7:04 am
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 25, 2015 at 8:45 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 26, 2015 at 3:25 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - September 21, 2015 at 8:17 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Sal - September 22, 2015 at 6:28 am
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 22, 2015 at 6:51 am
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - September 22, 2015 at 7:16 am
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 22, 2015 at 8:36 am
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 22, 2015 at 10:25 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 22, 2015 at 11:25 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - September 22, 2015 at 11:37 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 22, 2015 at 11:57 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by SteelCurtain - September 22, 2015 at 11:40 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 23, 2015 at 12:01 am
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - September 22, 2015 at 11:45 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 23, 2015 at 12:04 am
RE: Windows 10 - by houseofcantor - September 25, 2015 at 8:29 am
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 27, 2015 at 11:04 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by pocaracas - September 28, 2015 at 2:22 am
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 28, 2015 at 8:01 am
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 28, 2015 at 8:31 am
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - September 28, 2015 at 8:33 am
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 28, 2015 at 1:44 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 28, 2015 at 2:27 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - September 28, 2015 at 2:30 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 28, 2015 at 3:22 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - September 28, 2015 at 3:30 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 28, 2015 at 5:24 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 28, 2015 at 6:00 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 28, 2015 at 9:46 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - September 29, 2015 at 9:01 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by IATIA - September 29, 2015 at 8:10 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Ravenshire - September 29, 2015 at 8:58 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - September 29, 2015 at 9:05 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by emjay - September 30, 2015 at 12:22 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Silver - September 29, 2015 at 8:59 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - September 29, 2015 at 10:25 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Marsellus Wallace - October 10, 2015 at 4:04 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Ravenshire - October 10, 2015 at 6:57 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - October 10, 2015 at 10:33 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Ravenshire - October 10, 2015 at 11:39 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Jackalope - October 11, 2015 at 12:08 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Ravenshire - October 12, 2015 at 8:26 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - October 10, 2015 at 11:56 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Silver - October 11, 2015 at 12:09 am
RE: Windows 10 - by ignoramus - October 11, 2015 at 1:22 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Marsellus Wallace - January 11, 2016 at 7:47 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by dyresand - January 12, 2016 at 9:41 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Marsellus Wallace - January 12, 2016 at 4:45 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by account_inactive - January 12, 2016 at 7:06 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by LostLocke - January 12, 2016 at 7:37 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by dyresand - January 12, 2016 at 7:39 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by account_inactive - January 12, 2016 at 7:51 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by account_inactive - January 11, 2016 at 8:25 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by Marsellus Wallace - January 11, 2016 at 9:26 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by dyresand - January 12, 2016 at 9:32 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Iroscato - January 12, 2016 at 9:37 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Red_Wind - January 12, 2016 at 10:20 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Aegon - January 12, 2016 at 5:55 pm
RE: Windows 10 - by trilok - March 14, 2016 at 2:39 am
RE: Windows 10 - by Silver - March 14, 2016 at 3:11 am

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