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Old November 23rd, 2012, 09:41 AM
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Windows authenication..

Is it a requirement to activate Windows 7 to get the full benefits of the system. I just got a nag screen to that effect..
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Old November 23rd, 2012, 01:19 PM
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Yes It will probably quit working after awhile if you don't.

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Old November 26th, 2012, 11:30 AM
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if you don't choose to activate Windows 7 during installation, you will see an "Activate Windows Online Now" message in the system tray. If you don't activate then, you will see and "Activate Now" message every day from day four through day 27. Until day 30, you will get the "Activate Now" message every four hours until day 30. After day 30, you will get the "Activate Now" message every hour, along with a notice that your Windows version is not genuine whenever you launch the Control Panel. In addition, Windows 7 does not perform any system updates after the grace period. Finally, Windows will automatically turn your screen background image to black every hour – even after you change it back to your preference. This behavior continues until you successfully activate Windows 7.

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/happe...ted-34196.html
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Old November 26th, 2012, 08:28 PM
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Thanks guys,
I did the activation thing. I do not need those kind of problems
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