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		<title><![CDATA[Top 5 Product Key Activation Challenges IT Pros Encountered and Solved]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=904983]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2008 include some significant changes relating to product activation over Windows® XP and Windows Server 2003. These changes, while simple, often caused concerns and operational challenges for IT Pros in deploying Windows. Microsoft® product support services identified the five most common product activation related issues...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[TechNet Webcast: Troubleshooting Activation and Validation Issues With Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=379410]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The attendee of this webcast will learn to resolve some of the common issues with Windows product activation in enterprise environments. This webcast covers the steps to troubleshoot top issues around product activation and validation, and it provides proactive guidance and the latest updates on Volume Activation 2.0 for the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Implementing Volume Activation 2.0 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=383308]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Based in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a worldwide leader in software, services, and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. Product activation is a new requirement for volume-licensed customers of Microsoft. Microsoft wanted to provide these customers with a tool that would enable them to meet this requirement in a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Making sense of Windows' irrational pricing and licensing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=427]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, Microsoft announced it was cutting the price of retail, shrink-wrapped copies of Windows Vista. The new suggested price for an upgrade edition ofÂ Windows VistaÂ Ultimate is $219, down from $299. The cost of an upgrade edition of Vista Home Premium drops to $129 from $159. Those price...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:28:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SolutionBase: Changes to Product Activation and Volume Licensing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=294499]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows XP introduced Windows Product Activation, which helped Microsoft control piracy but became a bane to network administrators who installed and needed to activate Windows XP in large organizations. Windows Vista takes product activation worries to a new level. Here's what you'll face. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Only consumers pressure can curb Microsoft's obsession with anti-piracy technology]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=266]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told Wall Street analysts that "piracy reduction can be a source of Windows revenue growth."  One way that Microsoft could reduce piracy is to make WGA tougher.  This would be good for Microsoft but a disaster for consumers.  Consumers need to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Product activation glitch hits Symantec]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Product activation glitch hits SymantecNO THANKSI have been a LONG TIME user of Symantec Systemworks. I draw the line at product activation. It's just a pain and now a million users can't use it?  Those users should get their money back.A friend had already warned me.  NO MORE...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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