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Windows 7 - What happens if you don't activate your windows?
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| 03-14-2011 | #1 |
| | What happens if you don't activate your windows? What happens if you don't activate your windows? What would Microsoft do about this? Its not that I don't have a licensed windows but I'm just curious what might happen if I don't get to activate/validate my windows but still could you it. |
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| 03-14-2011 | #2 |
| | You have to activate it, or it goes into reduced functionality mode. Here is a description of that that involves, from Microsoft; Description of the behavior of reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista |
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| 03-14-2011 | #3 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by villanuevayael  What happens if you don't activate your windows? What would Microsoft do about this? Its not that I don't have a licensed windows but I'm just curious what might happen if I don't get to activate/validate my windows but still could you it. What happens if I don't activate Windows |
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| 03-14-2011 | #4 |
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| 03-14-2011 | #5 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1 You have to activate it, or it goes into reduced functionality mode. Here is a description of that that involves, from Microsoft; Description of the behavior of reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista --- I see, but these things are for Vista, are they also applicable to Windows 7?  |
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| 03-14-2011 | #6 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by derekimo
Quote: Originally Posted by villanuevayael What happens if you don't activate your windows? What would Microsoft do about this? Its not that I don't have a licensed windows but I'm just curious what might happen if I don't get to activate/validate my windows but still could you it. What happens if I don't activate Windows --- I've read the thread and it helps. Thanks for the answer though  |
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| 03-14-2011 | #7 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by villanuevayael
Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1 You have to activate it, or it goes into reduced functionality mode. Here is a description of that that involves, from Microsoft; Description of the behavior of reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista --- I see, but these things are for Vista, are they also applicable to Windows 7? |
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| 03-15-2011 | #8 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1
Quote: Originally Posted by villanuevayael
Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1 You have to activate it, or it goes into reduced functionality mode. Here is a description of that that involves, from Microsoft; Description of the behavior of reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista --- I see, but these things are for Vista, are they also applicable to Windows 7? ---- Oh, thanks by the way for the thread reply. I greatly appreciate it.  |
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