Microsoft Product Activiation loopholes
I have put quite a bit of thought into this...
You know how when you install a fresh copy of any new product from Microsoft it asks you to activate it on the net or by phone, you give them your key or something like that and then Microsoft gives you a product activiation key...
Anyway, I have longtime ago found somewhere on Microsoft website something that said that you can activate your product about 100 times, and on the 100th time the activiation will fail.
Lets take Win XP Pro SP2 for example, I got an OEM version. Lets say I do the activiation through the phone. When I tell them my "key" they give me their "key". What if I wrote down this key that Microsoft gives me - would I be able to use it if I reformat the system?
I'm just curious, what if I'm an idiot and want to reformat my computer 10 times a week, I'll run out of keys from Microsoft right? I just want to make sure I'm on the same page with Microsoft and this is by far the best community for this thread!