Martin J wrote:
> So today I turned on my Vista Ultimate machine and it wanted me to reactivate
> it. Strange since it was fine last night and the only thing I added was the
> upgrade to itunes.
>
> I reacitivate Vista and now its saying its not genuine. I called the
> activation line and the guy said it may be pirated copy which it isn't. I
> bought it from a reputable retailer just after it launced an have been using
> it since then. He said to call the piracy line, which I did and big suprpise
> they are closed.
>
> This means i am going to have to take time off work to sit at my computer so
> i can call when they are open.
>
> Is there anything else i can do to make this damn thing genuine again. I
> have gone to their genuine website and it dosn't work. I have run that
> diagnostic tool and it says the license isn't valid.
>
> Very Frustrated
>
> Martin
I can imagine how frustrated you must be. I knew it would only be a
matter of time until legit customers ended up where you are now because
of dumb decisions by MS. Reading your message reassured me that I had
made the right decision recently when I removed Vista and installed
Linux on my PC. So long activation, WGA, WGA-N, restrictive EULA's,
ridiculous VM policies, viruses and proprietary formats. I'm not
suggesting things are perfect on the Linux platform but they sure seem a
heck of a lot better than the direction MS has headed. I would
encourage others to take a Ubuntu Live CD for a spin or check out
openSUSE. The transition to Linux has been easier than I thought it
would be.