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| Thread ID: 51230 | 2004-11-15 02:26:00 | XP Pro trail | Prescott (11) | Press F1 |
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| 292194 | 2004-11-15 02:26:00 | hi there, i have ordered a free trail of xp pro from the microsoft website, has any one got one of these? what happens after the 120 days has expired? | Prescott (11) | ||
| 292195 | 2004-11-15 02:28:00 | It locks u out I guess? like it does, if u dont activate. | Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 292196 | 2004-11-15 02:29:00 | at the end of 120 days your computer belong to bill :-) if i remember rightly it just wont boot up , you gete a nice message about how to buy a real copy. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 292197 | 2004-11-15 02:33:00 | Well, it should start warning you that you've got "30 days" before the trial version expires, and it counts down on each subsequent day. This popup, from memory, comes up when you login. Once it's reached the deadline, I think it just informs you bluntly that the trial version has expired and either shuts down, or doesn't let you login. But don't be fooled by it - rolling your system date back won't stop the popups, but it will stop the deadline effect (I learnt that from my own experience). |
agent (30) | ||
| 292198 | 2004-11-15 02:40:00 | so i roll back the clock 50 years and i can use it for another 50 years:p | Prescott (11) | ||
| 292199 | 2004-11-15 02:48:00 | Except that getting patches from MS, or just being on the Internet might be "noticed". :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 292200 | 2004-11-15 03:07:00 | how would they notice me, " its all meant to be anonymous" as microsoft says | Prescott (11) | ||
| 292201 | 2004-11-15 03:59:00 | > how would they notice me, But the product ID is included in the info sent, and that hash key is derived from the CD Key which is tied to the product being a "Trial" package... |
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