| Manufacturer | Product
      Name | Activation
      Method | Runs
      without Activation (grace period) | Tolerates
      hardware upgrades | Can be
      installed on another computer | Activation-free
      version available | 
    
      |  | 
    
      | 321 Studios | DVD X Copy Platinum 4.0.3 | Internet, telephone | No |  |  | No | 
    
      | Abbyy Software House | Abbyy Finereader 7.0 | Internet, telephone | Restricted mode | License locked to hard disk (Macrovision Safecast/C-Dilla) | Requires reactivation which may not be granted | No | 
    
      | Adobe | Acrobat 7.0 | Internet | 30 days | Allows installation on two computers | Implements deactivation/transfer functionality | No | 
    
      | Adobe | Photoshop CS | Internet | 30 days |  |  | No | 
    
      | Adobe | Premiere Pro 1.5 | Internet | 30 days |  |  | No | 
    
      | Arcadia Solution Corp. | MyTaxExpress | Internet | No |  |  |  | 
    
      | Autodesk | AutoCAD 2005 | Internet, e-mail, FAX, mail | 30 days |  | Allows installation of a second copy on alternate computer | No (Network licenses utilize license server technology) | 
    
      | Corel | Designer 10 | Internet, telephone | 30 days |  |  |  | 
    
      | CyberLink | PowerDVD 6.0 | Internet | 30 day trial version |  |  |  | 
    
      | Dan Hite | Auction Sentry 2.0 | Internet, e-mail | 10 days | Some hardware changes may require reactivation | No | No | 
    
      | Intuit | TurboTax 2002 | Internet |  |  | No |  | 
    
      | Intuit | TurboTax 2003 | Internet |  |  | No |  | 
    
      | Intuit Canada | QuickTax 2001 | Internet, telephone | No | License locked to hard disk | No |  | 
    
      | Intuit Canada | QuickTax 2002 | Internet, telephone | No |  | No |  | 
    
      | Intuit Canada | QuickTax 2003 | Internet, telephone | No |  | No | Unrestricted Activations granted after tax period ends. Still must 'phone home'. | 
    
      | Intuit Canada | QuickTax 2004 | Internet, telephone | No |  |  |  | 
    
      | Intuit Canada | TurboTax | Internet, telephone | No |  |  |  | 
    
      | Macrium | Reflect | Internet |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Macromedia | Dreamweaver MX 2004 | Internet | 30 days | License locked to hard drive, CPU family | License transfer mechanism provided | To volume license customers | 
    
      | Maplesoft | Maple 10 | Internet, e-mail | No |  |  | No | 
    
      | Mathsoft | Mathcad 11 | Internet, e-mail, telephone | 15 days | Some hardware changes may require reactivation | Single license allows concurrent use on two computers | To volume-license customers (may require license server) | 
    
      | Microsoft | Flight Simulator X | Internet, telephone | 30 minutes (reduced functionality without activation) |  | Two activations permitted | No | 
    
      | Microsoft | Office 2000 | Internet, telephone | 50 launches | Up to 3 core components may be replaced without reactivation | Requires reactivation which may not be granted | Earlier versions of Office 2000 were sold without Activation | 
    
      | Microsoft | Office XP | Internet, telephone | 50 launches | Up to 3 core components may be replaced without reactivation | Requires reactivation which may not be granted | To volume-license customers | 
    
      | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | Internet, telephone | 30 days | Up to 3 core components may be replaced without reactivation | Requires reactivation which may not be granted | To volume-license customers | 
    
      | Microsoft | Windows XP | Internet, telephone | 30 days | Up to 3 core components may be replaced without reactivation | Requires reactivation which may not be granted | To volume-license customers | 
    
      | MYOB | Accounting | Internet, telephone | 30 days | License tied to individual "company files" |  |  | 
    
      | Pinnacle Systems | Studio 9 | Internet |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Quark, Inc. | QuarkXpress | Internet, telephone | 5 days |  |  | Site license | 
    
      | RentRight | RentRight | Internet, e-mail, telephone | 30 days | Some hardware changes may require reactivation | Requires reactivation which may not be granted |  | 
    
      | ScanSoft | OmniPage Pro 10 | Internet | 25 launches |  |  |  | 
    
      | ScanSoft | OmniPage Pro 15 | Internet | 5 launches |  | Deactivation possible, allowing reactivation | To volume-license customers | 
    
      | Siber Systems | AI Roboform 5.6.3 | Internet | 3 identities and 30 passcards |  | Yes | Free version only | 
    
      | Siber Systems | Goodsync | Internet |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | StarNet | X-Win32 | Internet, telephone | 30 days | License locked to Ethernet card, CPU, or hard disk | Single license allows up to three registrations | "Floating license" available at extra cost | 
    
      | Symantec | Drive Image 7 | Internet, telephone | 30 days |  |  | No | 
    
      | Symantec | Norton AntiSpam 2004 | Internet | 15 days |  |  | No | 
    
      | Symantec | Norton Antivirus 2003 | Internet | 14 days | Some hardware changes may require reactivation | Requires reactivation which may not be granted |  | 
    
      | Symantec | Norton Antivirus 2004 | Internet | 15 days | Some hardware changes may require reactivation | License transfer mechanism provided |  | 
    
      | Symantec | Norton Antivirus 2005 | Internet | 15 days | Some hardware changes may require reactivation | License transfer mechanism provided |  | 
    
      | Symantec | Norton Ghost 9.0 | Internet | 15 days | Some hardware changes may require reactivation | License transfer mechanism provided |  | 
    
      | Symantec | Partition Magic 8 | Internet, telephone | 30 days |  |  | No | 
    
      | Symantec | SystemWorks 2004 | Internet, telephone | 15 days |  |  | No | 
    
      | TaxWiz | TaxWiz 2002 | Internet, telephone | No |  | No | No | 
    
      | Wolfram Research | Mathematica | Internet, e-mail | No | License tied to hard drive | Requires reactivation which may not be granted |  |