Hi, I just received our first batch of Dell Precision T3400s with Vista business installed. <BR><BR>I know that vista business can self activate using the BIOS built into these systems. If I deploy a ...

OEM BIOS activation, or OA, allows PC makers and system builders to preactivate Windows for their customers via a System-Lock Pre-Installation. OA 1.0 was introduced with Windows XP to make it easier ...

The Microsoft Software Protection Platform, unveiled formally on Wednesday, requires that all customers consumers who buy PCs and business customers with volume licensing agreements activate their ...

Microsoft’s anti-piracy team has acknowledged that hacks against Windows Vista’s OEM BIOS activation scheme are circulating, but seemed to say it has no plans to immediately counter the threat. Two ...

I should preface this email in saying that I evaluate all IT products for the company I work for.<BR><BR>I have been evaluating Vista for the past 4 months. I purchased the System Builder Edition (OEM ...