Non-Activation on Windows

Dolby

Dolby

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I have two machines - a media server and my normal machine.

I installed Windows 7 on them both and activated the copy on the normal machine, but forgot about the media server (as I never use it anyway ; it just sits on).

I went in the other day and although it tells me I must register, I click 'cancel' and carry on as normal. I don't see many changes, apart from no wallpaper and messages tell me copy is fake.

Is that all non-activation does? Or are there hidden things I don't see?

If that's the case, I'll but Windows 7 when released in October and install it on both machines, but not activate the one!
 
On a media machine, I won't really care. Anything else? It doesn't lock down?
 
I think you can install and activate a legitimate copy of Win 7 on two machine.
I stand to be corrected but I heard that you can install it on a PC and Laptop with one copy.

That's what I was planning on doing. Buy Win7 in Oct and install on PC and Laptop.
 
APoc84 said:
I think you can install and activate a legitimate copy of Win 7 on two machine.
I stand to be corrected but I heard that you can install it on a PC and Laptop with one copy.

That's what I was planning on doing. Buy Win7 in Oct and install on PC and Laptop.
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No.
 
Family version not in SA?

Using RC Version ... hoping it'll be similar on the end version
 
APoc84 said:
I think you can install and activate a legitimate copy of Win 7 on two machine.
I stand to be corrected but I heard that you can install it on a PC and Laptop with one copy.

That's what I was planning on doing. Buy Win7 in Oct and install on PC and Laptop.
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Only Apple allows that. Much of their pro-apps can be installed on a desktop Mac and a laptop Mac eg Final Cut Studio 2. It's part of the license.

Pity not all companies can be so generous.
 
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