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nutso Windows activation
Just a comment, not a question. After doing a Win7 reinstall, with the expert assistance of folks here, I faced a "Windows Activation" responsibility. OK, sounds fine. Doing this over the phone, I am asked to read off 54 numbers to them (aaack!) and then am given 48 numbers (double aaack!) to type in ("Confirmation ID"), in order to "activate" my Win7 system. I did it. It works. But excuse me, this is just nutso. Why in the world am I diddling around with SEVENTY TWO numbers to confirm my ID? The folks at Microsoft must be shrieking with laughter every time someone does this. (Yes, supposedly it is easier if I use a smartphone, but ...)