Comments on: No WinXP SP2 for ‘pirates’

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 12 May 2004 22:14:19 +0000

ummmm, like MS cares one little bit about someone using a pirated version of their product? And do they care if they just lost your vote? Naw, I don’t think so. I don’t particularly like MS and the arrogant, pushy, deceitful way they do business: as is reflected in the recent antitrust cases. But I can tell you this, if I owned a product and people pirated it from me then expected me to help them keep it patched and protected, I would tell them where to go and how to get there.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 12 May 2004 06:53:33 +0000

Microsoft just lost the vote of many Windows pirates. Many of those pirates will consider switching over to Linux and getting better support. Thus the start of the revolution shall begin.

Mandrake 10 ($8): http://tinyurl.com/2cov8
Windows XP ($180): http://tinyurl.com/2kymx

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 12 May 2004 02:14:17 +0000

HAHAHA I’m beside myself with mirth…..

It’s already fixed Bill.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 11 May 2004 23:38:27 +0000

M$’s list of pirated PID’s is pretty short. All you have to do is look up M$ office files with lists of standard PID’s and use one of them. M$ can’t do anything about it because those PID’s are for legit copies.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 11 May 2004 22:47:29 +0000

M$ has 90% of all desktop computers. I don’t think that 1/100th of one percent of the opperating systems being a pirate copy is going to break old Bill.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 11 May 2004 22:24:33 +0000

The problem is, once you change the product ID to install the service pack on such a copy, you can’t change it back to install updates or a new SP.

Unless there’s a process I’m not aware of.

I think M$ is making a mistake. They should have allowed unfettered access, as unprotected systems can harm a lot more than just the user of a pirated copy.

IMO, the SP’s shouldn’t check the product ID; this intentionally leaves some systems vulnerable.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 11 May 2004 21:57:54 +0000

you can but not very easy to do is hack it in all ready did it to my machine

haaaa!