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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I despise what Microsoft has become just as much as the next guy, but that's arguably a better experience than some previous versions of Windows. In some previous versions of Windows, you had to activate it within a couple weeks or you couldn't use it at all.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Oh the fun of recovering windows xp to new hardware!

"Sorry you have had the install for too long so it must be activated."

Ok but I need to install new drivers for the network card, can I do that so I can activate.

"No fix, only activate."

Was fine until they turned both internet and phone activation off.