Microsoft KB Archive/938348

= Description of the autometering feature on computers that are running Windows XP Home Edition for Prepaid Computers or Windows XP Home Edition for Subscription Computers =

Article ID: 938348

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition for Prepaid Computers
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition for Subscription Computers

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes the autometering feature on computers that are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition for Prepaid Computers or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition for Subscription Computers. In this article, a computer that is running Windows XP Home Edition for Prepaid Computers is known as a &quot;prepaid computer.&quot; A computer that is running Windows XP Home Edition for Subscription Computers is known as a &quot;subscription computer.&quot;



MORE INFORMATION
Autometering can start eight minutes after the computer enters into a non-metering state. The non-metering states are as follows:
 * The computer is locked.
 * All users are logged off the computer.
 * The computer displays a screen saver.

When a prepaid computer or a subscription computer is in one of the non-metering states, you receive the following message eight minutes after the computer enters the non-metering state:

To conserve power, your computer will go on standby in less than one minute. To continue using your computer click Cancel now.

Autometering enables metering to continue only when you are using the computer. If you do not respond to the message, the prepaid computer or the subscription computer goes on standby (S3), and metering is stopped. If you click Cancel, metering continues. The computer is now in an autometering state.

If the Windows operating system on a prepaid computer or on a subscription computer is replaced with a different Windows operating system, the hardware will continue to function until no more prepaid computer time remains. Then, the computer enters Hardware Locked Mode (HLM). Also, metering will continue if the Windows operating system on a prepaid computer or on a subscription computer does not communicate with the Lower Provisioning Module (LPM) to change the metering state.

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