Win XP

**~~Troll_King~~** · 10-26-2001

It can also screw up your OS. When someone cracks code, they never get it right. Something will fall apart. I recently downloaded a cracked winDVD and it killed the sound on my OS.

**EvenFlow** · 10-26-2001

lol

**~~Troll_King~~** · 10-26-2001

Going to have to do a re-install after I back up my documents in the next day or two.

**EvenFlow** · 10-26-2001

You are using XP aren't you? Just wondering, what would happen if a corrupt installation occured of a commerical product unsupported by Microsoft after you had activated it? They may not let you reactivate your copy of XP.

**~~Troll_King~~** · 10-26-2001

No, I don't have XP. I have Win2k. As far as product activation goes. Once the software is activated it can only be used by that computer. You can re-install as many times as you want, but only on the computer that it was activated on. That's my understanding anyway.

**-KEN-** · 10-26-2001

whatever, This is ok, becuase it's from Microsoft. That's how I rationalize things.

**mfc2themax** · 10-26-2001

Here's a list of all the hotfixes for Windows XP. 40 of them!! There ALREADY gearing up for Service Pack 1.... jeez

ftp://hotfix.microsoft.com/winnt/windows_xp/sp1/

**EvenFlow** · 10-26-2001

Well its good to see XP was ready on release without any major bugs..hang on a sec!!

**Fordy** · 10-27-2001

As far as I can see..... If its releasd into the world then within time it will be hacked.

Ive seen hundreds of little password creators and patches. Usually they are written by some ASM god with a name like Zanthorion or xeiionn or something weird like that.

I think M$ are just targetting easier targets like people who dont understand computers too much and would not be comfortable applying cracks/patches. With all the other distros you only needed a cd key, I guess this one will be more involved......

Time will tell....

I'm happy with 2k for now.....

**(TNT)** · 10-27-2001

Yo,

I got win xp pro copied, and get this there is no product activation. It is a copy that was given to a machine maker company and they install it on there machines and dont have to activate it, i got it off a m8 free at school 2 weeks before uk release lol

..... Anyways it runs very well no probs yet

**greenRoom** · 10-27-2001

lucky... Yeah, i had a friend working in some big corporate office and I guess big companies get Windows software without all the product registration limitation muck (makes sense since big companies need to install the software on several terminals); hmm i wonder if they are currently installing XP professional?

Bah... or i could just pay a measily 100 u.s. for an upgrade copy (but that would only be the home edition i believe?).

**rick barclay** · 10-27-2001

Originally posted by Troll_King
You can't pirate WinXP with product activation. Anyway, it is a good OS. Basically it's Win2k with a few toys.

Who told you that nonsense?

rick barclay

**rick barclay** · 10-27-2001

Originally posted by EvenFlow
You are using XP aren't you? Just wondering, what would happen if a corrupt installation occured of a commerical product unsupported by Microsoft after you had activated it? They may not let you reactivate your copy of XP.

You have to be very careful with XP, because one false move
can make your C: drive unbootable. The only way you would be able to access your hd is with a rescue disk, and I'm not even
sure you could use a Win 2k Pro rescue disk to save an XP
installation gone bad. But it sounds likely you could. But then
again a Win 2k Pro rescue disk might allow you a console peek
at your hd, but I seriously doubt that you would be able to
reinstall Win 2k or Millenium or anything under those on top
of a failed XP installation. There would be some major file
tweaking in store--and a big headache, to boot (pun not intended).

rick barclay

**mix0matt** · 10-27-2001

< I got win xp pro copied, and get this there is no product activation. It is a copy that was given to a machine maker company and they install it on there machines and dont have to activate it, i got it off a m8 free at school 2 weeks before uk release lol ..... Anyways it runs very well no probs yet>

tnt wins the prize...these cd's are out there. microsoft will never win this war. It's a futile as the war on drugs. There's a million chinese working on cracking XP as we speak if they haven't done it already.

i paid for my copy however...