Nepali Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 i recently purchased windows XP home edition including SP2 i have also got one manualand some stiker which consists of CD-KEYi just installed itbut it ask for activation .. it is only for 30 days why i don't have internet also,,i have purchased this in UKrt now i am in nepal..is my windows XP home pirateddid that seller cheated me ?why it is not registered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth_ash Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 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 /aPress <enter> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boooggy Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 and if u dont have internet u can call the local m$ and activate via phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepali Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boooggy Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 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..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda43 Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 My own software guru tried the Media Center version and told me it's horribly "Bloated".He was glad to get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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