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    BootCamp - What after 30 days ???

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by gunavardhan, Jan 31, 2007.

  1. gunavardhan

    gunavardhan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi

    Though I am primarily a windows user I was considering buying a MackBook pro and run windows using BootCamp but what i came to iknow was bootcamp s/w is a trial version and will work for only 30 days and after 30 days if I still want to continue using windows I have to download bootCamp and format and re-install my windows again every 30 days...

    If there are no work around to avoid this re-installation then this will be serious limitation , if not a sure stopper for primary windows users...at least till they release final version of bootcamp with leopard in later part of the year...

    Are there any workarounds if I want avoid this re-installing stuff ????


    Thanks
    Raju
     
    gunavardhan, Jan 31, 2007
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  2. hollownail

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    ??

    Bootcamp is free. Parallels is what you have to pay for.
     
    hollownail, Jan 31, 2007
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  3. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    As I mentioned in your other thread, your Apple Rep is SERIOUSLY misinformed and/or confused.

    Boot Camp is in beta, but it doesn't expire after 30 days, nor does it require you to completely reinstall Windows. Boot Camp isn't set to expire until after Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) comes out, at which point Boot Camp will become part of Leopard (and I highly doubt it would require a reinstall of Windows even then), or available as a separate purchase if you decide to stick with Mac OS X 10.4.

    Even if he's got it confused with the trial version of Parallels it doesn't make sense, as you wouldn't need to "reinstall" Windows if you bought Parallels after it expired or something.

    -Zadillo
     
    zadillo, Jan 31, 2007
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I believe he was referring to Windows activation. You must activate Windows within 30 days or will become unusable. You can only activate Windows on one machine.
     
    cashmonee, Jan 31, 2007
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    ewiper Newbie

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    I've had bootcamp running on my computer for around 6 months now and have not had to reformat. Where did you hear about this 30 day trial
     
    ewiper, Jan 31, 2007
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    pbcustom98 Goldmember

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    my OEM windows disk allowed me to activate on two computers.
     
    pbcustom98, Jan 31, 2007
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  7. JimyTheAssassin

    JimyTheAssassin Notebook Evangelist

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    is that XP pre SP1. OEM's only have 1 license. How ever you got around that is beyond a normal user typically
     
    JimyTheAssassin, Jan 31, 2007
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    it was a SP2 xp pro cd.

    unless the typical user does not have hands, it will not be beyond them, since all i did was insert the disc into my asus z70va, and boot from cd-rom...it registered normally and everything...fully updated working xp pro sp2, on my desktop and notebook.
     
    pbcustom98, Jan 31, 2007
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  9. jimboutilier

    jimboutilier Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Microsoft goes to great lengths to prevent what you have done and it is not normally possible with a commercil or OEM versions of Windows. It is normally only posible with some Corporate versions of Windows.

    A "normal" version of Windows will only activate on zero to one machines.
     
    jimboutilier, Jan 31, 2007
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  10. fenderboy

    fenderboy Notebook Consultant

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    Actually, I did the exact same thing, installing XP on my MBP using a Dell OEM XP sp2 disc...worked perfectly...
     
    fenderboy, Jan 31, 2007
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  11. jimboutilier

    jimboutilier Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    I'm sure Bill will be thrilled to know his DRM scheme works as well as the rest of his software - lol

    Guess this makes up for all the folks who can't even activate it on ONE machine ;-)
     
    jimboutilier, Jan 31, 2007
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    The license is usually for one machine, but the Windows is only looking to see if you are activating a lot. So as long as you don't go overboard you usually will not trigger the system.
     
    cashmonee, Feb 1, 2007
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