Microsoft: SP2 Will Not Install on Pirated Copies, May 11th, 2004, 4:33 AM
| Wiener3 |
 May 11 2004, 05:46 PM
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Contrary to the remarks it made to the ComputerTimes, Microsoft now claims that it will not permit users who have obtained Windows XP illegally to upgrade to its latest service release. Instead, the software giant will continue to enforce compliance with its licensing.
In a nutshell, Microsoft group product manager Barry Goffe told ComputerTimes that Windows XP Service Pack 2 would not exclude pirated copies from upgrading, and that it was more important to keep user safe than to be "concerned about the revenue issue." To clarify its position, a Microsoft spokesperson told BetaNews, "Press reports indicating Windows XP Service Pack 2 will install on pirated or illegal copies of Windows XP are not entirely true. Prior to installing, SP2 will check the OS' product ID (PID) against a list of known pirated PIDs. If a PID is found to be invalid, SP2 will not install." BetaNews confirmed the accuracy of the spokesperson's statement with a source within the company. View more at http://www.betanews.com/article.php3?sid=1084264398 --------------------  "I wish I were an Oscar Myer wiener" |
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| ManX |
 Jun 18 2004, 08:05 AM
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<See quote above> As I noted a few weeks ago... Okay. It has been tested and verified. Pre-release version available. Final version available within a day of M$ releasing the 'gold' code for SP2. Generates CD-Keys for new installs, as well as generating 'revised' keys for current installs for those who are upgrading from SP1. Stay tuned for breaking news... ;) -ManX -------------------- Few of the great creators have bland personalities. They are cantankerous egotists, the kind of people who are unwelcome in polite society. (David Ogilvy)
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Wiener3 Microsoft: SP2 Will Not Install on Pirated Copies May 11 2004, 05:46 PM
Haroc ill give it 2 weeks before its cracked :) May 11 2004, 07:07 PM TWINE006 I suppose our doubts were not ill-founded. Stupid ... May 11 2004, 08:12 PM Zone55555 Kind of a silly move by MS, but all it really mean... May 11 2004, 09:38 PM ManX As of 11:30am PST (US), there is already a thread ... May 11 2004, 10:24 PM Bearsland Interesting info ManX. Thanks mate. :)
This is be... May 11 2004, 10:55 PM Messenger I wonder if this fight will go down the track of r... May 11 2004, 11:43 PM Bearsland
LMAO :lol: :lol: :lol:
You could be right mat... May 11 2004, 11:47 PM judson70 Actually it will more than likely work like Server... May 12 2004, 05:09 AM Deepone well, along with the SP2 there will be new windows... May 12 2004, 10:48 PM amourdevin A peek at what SP2 will contain:
'http://zdne... Jun 5 2004, 03:33 AM Radnoken anyone know the official release date of SP2? Jun 5 2004, 04:48 PM captbics Here's a long thread over at slashdot.org:
Sl... Jun 5 2004, 06:09 PM TWINE006 Sounds like BS to me... because I don't have a... Jun 5 2004, 06:15 PM captbics Twine,
Are you running a legit WinXP Corporate? ... Jun 5 2004, 07:08 PM Radnoken Im actually running a ligit version of XP also. T... Jun 5 2004, 10:34 PM TWINE006
Doh, my mistake. I thought it was talking about a... Jun 5 2004, 11:22 PM captbics Twine,
In all fairness, the thread was all over t... Jun 6 2004, 02:34 AM Deepone as a sidenote.. SP2 RC2 has just some time ago bee... Jun 18 2004, 08:42 AM captbics Here's another news update on this subject fro... Jul 6 2004, 12:51 PM
Krip730 I attened a Microsoft Service Pack 2 Oem System Bu... Jul 22 2004, 05:39 AM |
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