XP activation?

[itsme1234]

There are at least 2 problems with this aproach:

1. in most countries the consumer has the right to make backup copies
2. as long as they sell CDs there is no way to both give the CD to the consumer and prevent the consumer from making an exact copy. Yes, you can fool some programs and maybe some burners, but usually with the right program any child can duplicate any "copy protected" cd.

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e=mc² said:
They should utilize some sort of physical copy protection scheme whereas you need the ORIGINAL CD for activation.

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[kev1-1]

Thanks for the advice everyone!! Sorry Sasha, I wasn't intending to violate cpf policy /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif Any hows, I have decidid to revert back to using Windows 2000. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon23.gif

 

[e=mc²]

Way to go, KEV1-1. I've tried XP and disliked it so much I reverted back to Win2K in a heartbeat. I do consulting for many of the Fortune 1000 companies out there and 99 % of them are still on Win2K for very good reason: credibility. Also, more than half that I consult for do NOT use Outlook or Outlook Express. Many are on web based LINUX SMTP servers, and about the same number are on Lotus Notes. Besides, the Win2K admins have "locked the registry" not allowing anything to "install" on client PCs in the first place. They have also extensively customized the kernel to also perform a series of checks and balances prior to loading any executable into memory, it has to be on some sort of approval list to even run.

MichiganMan and I are on the same wavelength regarding this issue. I intend to "drive it until it falls apart" so to speak.

Get or install the Admin Pack for Win2K as it allows you to lock down the system in such a way that any invading code cannot alter your registry. The modified kernel unfortunately has been custom engineered by the individual corporations and therefore cannot be distributed.

Ed

 

[mvario]

Okay, I'll speak for the minority...

Personally, I've had problems with Win2k. It crashed, oh, about once a week average on me. Since I've moved to XP Pro I think I've only crashed once (memo to self: don't try setting a MAC address on a NIC while Sniffer is running).

I also work for a consulting firm that deals with Fortune 1000 companies, and while I concur that most still are using Win2k we have recently had some large XP migrations, mostly in the financial services industry.