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