What is activation?
Activation is several anonymous, secure, and hassle free steps that authenticates licensed users during the installation process in order to begin using the application. The process verifies that the serial number is legitimate, and has not been activated on more systems than allowed by the Easypano End-User License Agreement (EULA). It does not affect the ability of licensed users to use their software the way they have always done.
Activation is an additional step in the registration process designed to limit both intentional and unintentional software piracy. Product activation has become a popular way for software vendors to control software piracy and is used by a number of vendors including Microsoft, Novell, Borland etc. By limiting software piracy, companies are able to focus more attention and resources toward development and customer service providing substantially more value to customers. Activation is not intended to hinder legitimate usage under the terms of the product licensing agreement.
Activation is the name for the process that ties together information from your Microsoft Passport account and your hardware device(s). Activation uses this information to create a permission code that’s stored on your device. This permission code enables you to access premium eBook content that has been packaged to help ensure secure distribution. Top Why should I activate? Activation upgrades your copy of Microsoft Reader to let you read premium eBook titles that are copy-protected by publishers at the “Owner Exclusive” level. When you activate Microsoft Reader, you identify yourself as the person who will be using your reading device. Top What happens if I don’t activate? If you don’t activate, you won’t be able to buy and read a lot of great content. To help protect copyrights, most commercial eBooks use innovative technologies to help ensure that they’re available only to the purchaser. Top Why is a Microsoft Passport required? Your Microsoft Passport account establishes your pers
Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and that it has not been used on more computers than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. In this way, activation helps prevent software counterfeiting. With an activated copy of Windows, you’ll be able to use every feature of Windows.
