[geeks] Windows XP, and activation

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 @ 18:04 -0600, Lionel Peterson said:

> >From: Charles Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com>
> >Date: 2006/11/03 Fri AM 09:38:13 CST
> >To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> >Subject: Re: [geeks] Windows XP, and activation
> 
> >Wed, 01 Nov 2006 @ 12:59 -0600, Lionel Peterson said:
> >
> >> >From: Geoff Reed <geoffr at zipcon.net>
> >> >Date: 2006/10/31 Tue PM 05:55:20 CST
> >> >To: 'The Geeks List' <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> >> >Subject: Re: [geeks] Windows XP, and activation
> >> 
> >> >Unfortunately many of the hacks out there to bypass activation also break
> >> >the upgrade mechanism for installing patches and service packs :(
> >> 
> >> <snip>
> >> 
> >> That's called the "Windows Genuine Advantage" IIRC...
> >> 
> >> you have to find a CD iso with SP2 installed, becuase you won't be
> >> able to install SP2 without activating the O/S...
> >
> >How do you install the patches that come out after SP2?
> 
> Personally, I use Windows Update ;^)

I didn't think it would work if you disabled the Genuine Disadvantage
stuff.

Doesn't seem to work for me anyway.

Every time I go to Window Update, it will only let me install GA.

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