Software Registration and Activation
Subscriber Bill DePierri wrote recently to ask about the new Windows Live ID. He ran into it after installing Microsoft Office 2003 recently.
Terry:
I enjoy your newsletter! Keep it coming.
When I read your newsletter this afternoon, I thought of a topic that I would like to read about. Yesterday, I installed a copy of MS Office 2003 on a new computer that I recently purchased for Ellen. After the installation was complete, I did the “Product Activation” bit. Then, a pop-up asked whether I wanted to “Register” the product.
The “Registration” required that one have a “Windows Live ID”. I have never acquired a Windows Live ID as I have always been concerned about the possible ramifications of having this ID. I read the Wikipedia item about Windows Live ID, but still have questions about whether or not it is a “Good Thing”.
What is your take on the “Windows Live ID”? Are my concerns justified? What are the advantages of registering this copy of MS Office? And the drawbacks of not registering?
If you think this an appropriate item for discussion in your newsletter, I would like to read your opinions on the matter.
Bill DePierri
I had never heard of it before Bill’s email, but I immediately guessed the answer…
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