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What is meant by Microsoft Genuine Software activation?
Posted Date:
01-Oct-2010
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If you want your Microsoft software to work properly, then you should know what is meant by Microsoft genuine software activation.
What is meant by Microsoft Genuine Software activation?
Microsoft genuine software activation
is one of the Microsoft
anti-piracy technology
designed so as to verify that Microsoft software products purchased by a customer are genuine or not. Microsoft genuine software activation works just by verifying the
product key
that comes with the product which is the 25-character code located on the
Certificate of Authenticity or COA
(usually found affixed to the computer) or the proof of license label which is usually affixed to the
installation disc
case which is authentic and is not in use on many more personal computers than are permitted or restricted by the said software license.
How the Microsoft genuine software activation works?
Microsoft genuine software activation is very easy to complete and it can be done over the cyber world through Internet or by telephone. If a customer buys Microsoft software preinstalled on a new
Personal Computer
, the computer manufacturer might already have activated it. For most of the users, Microsoft genuine software activation is only required just one time for the entire life of the
Microsoft product
. In case of some other users it may have to be reactivated for their product if they try to reinstall it, or when it is upgraded to a significant number of Personal Computer components.
When the product is activated over the Internet, the
digital certificates
are exchanged between the user computer and the
Microsoft Corporation
. During the telephonic activation, the user is generally provided with a
42-digit confirmation ID
from the Microsoft Corporation after answering a few but significant questions. The data that is being exchanged between the user computer and the Microsoft Corporation is used only for the specific purpose of activation only. From such information, none of the information collected during activation will be used for personally identifying a customer. For further details, a customer can View the
Genuine Microsoft Software Program Privacy Statement
by clicking at the link: http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/PrivacyInfo.aspx?displaylang=en&PartnerID=4 .
For
Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Office
software, the activation is the first step which can make sure that a customer is using only
genuine Microsoft software
; further the next step is validation of Microsoft genuine software, which is completely an online process that allows a customer to verify that Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Office running on the customer's Personal Computer is genuine or not. Please remember that only genuine Microsoft software customers have the access to some of the exclusive downloads and some of the optional updates from Microsoft (including fantastic software viz.,
Microsoft Security Essentials
[ http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/default.aspx?mkt=en-us ], the free award-winning anti-malware program which is available only to genuine Windows customers]. Also remember that once a customer is properly activated his Microsoft Windows software and/or Microsoft Office software running on his Personal Computer, the customer can visit the Genuine Microsoft Software website to validate his software by clicking at this link: http://www.microsoft.com/genuine?displaylang=en&PartnerID=4
Reference
www.microsoft.com
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