"Alias" <aka@[notme]maskedandanonymous.org> wrote in message
news:OVk1lOAEGHA.2628@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Xu wrote:
>
>> I going to reformat soon, but I remember having to phone activate last
>> time I did so. I know I have to activate no matter what, but isn't there
>> some files I can copy off my HDD and then put back after I format so that
>> the activation is online and automatic?
>
> Just curious, what happened when you phone activated the last time?


i've formated and reinstalled a number of times and i also used to
reactivate online each time with no problems, i did however have trouble the
last time i tried it, i ended up on the phone activation line, you get some
recorded thing asking you to type in a load of digits on the phone keypad
.... this then came back as not working either. I was then put thru to some
service center somewhere (not a very english accent) and he then asked for
the first 5 digits of the product ID, put me on hold for 5 mins then came
back and read out a code i had to type in to activate.

i did ask why the online activation failed but he didnt have a clue and
didnt really seem to intrested either.

i will back up these files and see how it goes next time i reinstal
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