windows xp asks for activation ?

[Nepali]

i recently purchased windows XP home edition including SP2

i have also got one manual

and some stiker which consists of CD-KEY

i just installed it

but it ask for activation .. it is only for 30 days why

i don't have internet also,,

i have purchased this in UK

rt now i am in nepal..

is my windows XP home pirated

did that seller cheated me ?

why it is not registered

[darth_ash]

Activation is just a way for Microsoft to verify your license; for more details on activation refer:

http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/activation.mspx.

To activate windows, follow the steps below:

Start -> Run.

Type: oobe/msoobe /a

Press <enter>

[boooggy]

and if u dont have internet u can call the local m$ and activate via phone.

[Nepali]

The main thing is why it asked for activation,,

as i got windows XP pro version also

which never ask for activation after installation.

is there no XP home version which doesn't ask for activation like in Pro version after the full installation of OS.

if so, then i wll return this and buy another one ....

also what's new in media center edition..

what are the noticiable difference between PRo and media center

Edited September 11, 2005 by Nepali

[boooggy]

u have a corporate version of xp. that is only in the pro version.

there is no home corporate.....

so other versions of xp including the pro one require activation. that's the M$ way of stoping the piracy.....

[Andromeda43]

My own software guru tried the Media Center version and told me it's horribly "Bloated".

He was glad to get rid of it.