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Microsoft blocks update for pirated copies of XP
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^^Whoa, that was quick. 
Almost everybody I know who uses Windows does not use legitimate software. This includes all the people at my old Uni residence. I'm not exaggerating.
Almost everybody I know who uses Windows does not use legitimate software. This includes all the people at my old Uni residence. I'm not exaggerating.
it's only blocking 20 Product ID's, if you didn't use them, then this wouldn't apply.
All you'd have to do is re-register with a valid PID (Call Microsoft for a valid one ), and you'd be fine.
All you'd have to do is re-register with a valid PID (Call Microsoft for a valid one
), and you'd be fine.
They did the same thing when SP1 was released, though I honestly don't know why they bother, anyone who wants to get round it will do easily.
krimson said:it's only blocking 20 Product ID's, if you didn't use them, then this wouldn't apply.
All you'd have to do is re-register with a valid PID (Call Microsoft for a valid one
so how do u work around this? im clueless when it comes to windows especially xp.
-Neal
zulgand04 said:
No offence, but nobody is going or willing to tell you here. Did you read the FAQ? No warz, serialz, hacks (sort of), ect.
ahahahha. This is exactly the reason I'm sticking with W2K Pro.
You think MS would of though of this before now.
musicpyrite said:No offence, but nobody is going or willing to tell you here. Did you read the FAQ? No warz, serialz, hacks (sort of), ect.
ahahahha. This is exactly the reason I'm sticking with W2K Pro.
You think MS would of though of this before now.
oh yeah sorry bout that, i totally forgot that part. oops
I know how to get around it -
Buy a copy of windows so you have a legitimate CD key!
If you don't want to reformat you can easily change the CD key by reactivating windows (change a flag in the registry which says whether or not windows has been activated).
Buy a copy of windows so you have a legitimate CD key!
If you don't want to reformat you can easily change the CD key by reactivating windows (change a flag in the registry which says whether or not windows has been activated).
How does MS know those 20 serial numbers are widly distributed? What if, say a large corporation had installed Windows XP Pro on 10,000 computers. Will MS think that all those 10,000(or what ever the number happens to be) copies of XP are pirated?
They will know what companies have had volume license keys issued to them. They will also know what VLK's have been distributed over the web (really not hard to find!), and will black list them, just like they did with the "devils own" VLK when SP1 was released.musicpyrite said:
wesli_1 said:
yeah i know, but i never use it anyways so its really no big deal i always use my PB or iMac with panther so much nicer, the only reason i dl xp was to see how it was, but in my opion it really does suck.
-Neal
