Product registration

The product registration is usually a registration that takes place over the Internet. B. Windows operating systems, however, this is also possible via the telephone. Possibly. If registration is required for full use of the software, then this is a product activation .

Often times or functionally restricted use of such a program that requires activation is possible without registration.

For many software products, a distinction is also made between product activation and product registration. In this case, the product activation is a registration of the product, in which no personal data is requested, but only a product key and a key calculated individually for the computer are sent to the manufacturer, but at least less data is sent than then process known as product registration. The meaning, purpose and functionality are explained in more detail under product activation . With product registration, a more extensive product registration is then also possible with personal data such as B. e-mail address are requested and for which additional service is often offered, which is, however, not necessarily necessary for using the program.