The software is fine, BUT… don’t ever change hard drives; don’t ever have a hard drive go out on you. Don’t use a different ethernet card. Don’t add RAM. Don’t ever replace a motherboard, or buy a new graphics card…. because if you do, you’ll lose your license to use the software, and your only option will be to buy it again.<\/p>\n
Think I’m exaggerating? Check it out (direct quote from MS:)<\/p>\n
“You receive the [activation] error message if one of the following conditions is true:
(snip)You made significant changes to your computer’s hardware, such as installing a new RAM card, a video card, or other hardware [or] you reformatted the hard disk.”<\/p>\n
Read the whole thing here: <http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/2390723><\/p>\n
Since at least one of those things happening is virtually inevitable, you’re really paying Microsoft a rental fee, not even a license. Pay for it, and use it as long as you can… but be prepared to lose every dime you paid… even the next day if your machine changes. (Yes: I made the mistake of buying a larger hard drive for $70…which really cost $220, since Office refuses to run now.)<\/p>\n
That’s it. I’m done with Micro$oft. If they want to treat me like a thief, I’ll deal with companies that treat me like a customer, instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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