Not quite Scott. More than 5 unspecified changes triggers an "alert" requiring one to email or phone Microsoft to get a new "registration number" so in the strictest sense I guess it is cancelled but you do not have to purchase another one.
If you buy more than 5 copies of XP you can qualify for a "corporate" registration number which doesn't expire or require all the complex checking. A number of people (and I _stress_ this) who have legitimate copies of XP have just used "corporate" registration numbers that are available on certain websites and that has fixed the re-registration process. It's a pity when honest purchases are treated like potential criminals. What happens when XP stops for reregistration in the middle of an unstoppable process in a mission critical chemical plant or hospital surgery? Wait until someone in the US MS sues for this event. American readers should be aware that MS has had compulsory registration by phone or email on a number of it's products for non US users for a number of years now. Yes we resent it! and while we are at it, check this: FYI http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D701%2526a%253D21023,00.asp warning about the consequences of Win XP's default setting to automatic upgrade. Apparently, some of the patches are worse than what they are trying to fix. If you have sites running on XP which suddenly break, this could be a reason. The advice is to switch from automatic upgrade to automatic notify when new patches become available. YMMV etc Hope that helps clarify things a little. >>>>>> Americans are not big on the "Big Brother" approach that M$ is taking with Windows XP. As I understand it, if you change more than 5 things in your PC, M$ will know about it and in some cases, such changes will cancel your XP license and you'll have to purchase a new one. >>>>>> ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l
