[geeks] Re: Windows XP?

Kurt Huhn kurt at k-huhn.com
Fri Feb 7 12:49:53 CST 2003


Brian <bri at sonicboom.org> wrote:

> > Wait wait wait - "you have to activate service packs"?  Seriously?
> > I'm...confounded by this.  I'm beginning to see why large corporate
> > entities are making the move away from Windows.  Dang!
> >
> I'll suspect this is so people can't windows update a pirated OS??
> 

Assuming you activated your XP 'the right way', why would you need to
activate the service pack?  I mean, if you hacked the license manager to get
XP, why the hell would they think the service pack wouldn't be hacked?

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Kurt                 " Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to flagellate 
kurt at k-huhn.com        myself with a soldering iron."
                                                   --Kris Kirby 


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