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[poprockgrrl.livejournal.com]

Dear Microsoft,
Thanks for changing the way you do Windows activation and doing away with your online activation. I have 400 computers to support and we image them all. Now, I have to sit on hold forever every time I need to activate something. And since I'm in the middle of deploying 50 new machines, I can't tell you how much I appreciate that. Now I have plenty of time to read LJ and surf the web while I sit on hold.

Blah.

EDIT- we just found a workaround. Since we sys prepped the image and checked the box for preactivation so now when we get the activation window, if we tell it "remind me later", we can log in and all is well. It's pre activated and I don't have to be on the phone forever.

Comments

[tjernobyl.livejournal.com]

really, it's the only humane choice...

[poprockgrrl.livejournal.com]

if it were up to me, we'd be an all mac shop. as it is, we're about half macs. the university will never go for linux. it doesn't meet up to their "standards". blah.

[tjernobyl.livejournal.com]

I'm to the point now of recommending Macs whenever I can. Inflicting a Windows PC upon someone in these days of virii and spyware is cruelty... You shouldn't have to avoid certain webpages in fear of infection... You shouldn't have to get your system wiped every three months... You shouldn't have to live in fear.