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Re: [OT]WINXP WORTH THE MONEY

• Posted by gertie at visionsix.com Jun 01, 2003
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On 1 Jun 2003, at 1:29, Greg Haberek wrote:

> 
> 
> > Oh, I forgot what may be the most important point about XP:
> > You most likely will not be able to load a copy (or the original CD) onto
> > more
> > than one pc. Not even if you own the second computer.
> 
> I have the same (burned) CD of XP running on 2 machines, no problem...
> 
> > XP gathers serial numbers and such from the hardware in your pc, then
> > generates some kind of key which must be sent to microsoft. Microsoft then
> > sends back another key which allows you to run XP (past the 30-day limit)
> 
> I've been running XP on 2 machines for over 45 days now... Never called,
> emailed, snail mailed, nothing. I've had absolutely no contact with M$,
> unless my computer is secretly sending out information at night. (which it
> probably is!)
> 
> > Change the hardware, or move to another computer, and it will load, but in
> > 30
> > days, it quits - unless you allow it to phone home to Bill G. And guess what
> > -
> > if you try to register 2 different machines with the same XP CD - they won't
> > let you.
> 
> Updates since XP install:
> 
>     Computer 1:
>             - added CD burner
>             - upgraded to DDR RAM (mobo supports both types)
> 
>     Computer 2:
>             - added SiS 32 mb PCI video card
>             - added 128 mb RAM (from computer 1)
> 
>     Running 45 days and counting...
> 
> The *only* problem i've had so far is with service packs... Windows tells me i
> have an invalid serial number. I've recently obtained a list of over 100
> serial
> numbers, so i think if i reinstall with a different number, i should be able
> to
> install the service packs. (as long as i pick another one that works!)

Well, cracked copies don't run by the rules! And yes, there's at least a 
dozen formats it contacts M$.

This, btw, is interesting:
http://www.lac.co.jp/cgi-bin/vuln_audio.cgi
It autodownloads and tries to start an sound player. Or it tries to. The page
http://www.lac.co.jp/security/english/snsadv_e/48_e.html
had it. The page i get is this:
Anyone else?

Kat