bakedjake - 10:44 pm on Jan 27, 2005 (gmt 0)

Unregistered software does not equal pirated software.

And that's fine. But you have to register to use 43,000 other websites.

You have to register to receive any other warranty service.

Why are you making Microsoft a special case?

If a company is providing you with a free repair service, IMHO, they have a right to ask you for information to use it. And you have a right to give them that information, or not.