[1LongTimeLurker]

I don't mind the system checking to see that I have paid for my operating system. But I will be extremely annoyed if I have to go fish out the Windows installation CD every time I update, the way they make you do with MS Office.

Have you ever had to reinstall a M$ product? You get two installs, after that, you have to call Microsoft and explain to them why you are re-installing the software and beg their permission so that they will give you a new key.

I had FrontPage installed on two machines, both of which lost their hard drives in the same year, after that I upgraded both machines. That meant four phone calls to Microsoft, each time having to answer a series of questions from a suspicious customer services rep about why I need to keep installing MY software that I PAID FOR!!!

Apple just came out with a new iWorks package containing a word processor and presentation package. I might finally be able to dump the last of my Microsoft software now.

[camas]

just did it. installed new motherboard. every thing was fine until i installed the video drivers bingo had to call ms. drivers no problem, sound no problem just video.

[ocr1]

Workbench OS3.9 rules, Amiga 4 life

[jude24]

That meant four phone calls to Microsoft, each time having to answer a series of questions from a suspicious customer services rep about why I need to keep installing MY software that I PAID FOR!!!

For some reason, when my laptop crashed (no hardware changes that I know of!), I had to phone in WinXP, Office2003, FrontPage2003, and OneNote2003. (Paid for by mandantory student fees at my school.) Anyway, it took one phone call for all four; they weren't suspicious. I felt as though it were more a formality than anything else.