[rescue] Wooohhhooo XP -> 0 to BSOD in 12min23sec

[Shaun Landis]

I'm currently running a "Corporate" edition of Windows XP Professional.
It doesn't require or attempt any activation at all. I've had previous
Corporate versions of Windows 2000 which don't require a key for install
(makes automating installs easier I guess :), but the XP Pro Corp
install requires a key. I wasn't fond of the activation idea either, so
I found the Corp edition. :-D

slandis

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org 
> [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org] On Behalf Of Steve Sandau
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 5:37 AM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Wooohhhooo XP -> 0 to BSOD in 12min23sec
> 
> 
> I'm curious about the activation, too. I like my anonymity; 
> what I remember about the activation starts to eat away at 
> that. I *think* that the registration includes four numbers 
> from hardware on your pc, like CPU serial, hdd serial, and 
> some others and includes them in the registration somehow. I 
> guess that relates to the re-registration under some 
> circumstances when hardware is changed. I guess there is also 
> a "developer" install or something that allows for a little 
> more flexibility in hardware changes. I believe that there 
> are "ways around" the "phone home" stuff, too. ;)
> 
> The biggest problem is that this is all done under the guise 
> of being for *our* protection somehow... I complained to my 
> coworker about newer versions of Windows treating users like 
> complete, utter morons ("My Network Places' and "Computers 
> Near Me" in win2k for example). He says "Well, look at some 
> of the people using computers. Discouraging. The appreciation 
> for a stable, intelligent, useful operating system seems to 
> be disappearing. Users seem to want pretty icons, wizards and 
> making things work without having to know anything. I want to 
> figure out how it works and do things by hand so the do indeed work.
> 
> Oops, guess that was sort of a rant. Sorry. ;)
> 
> Ken Hansen wrote:
> > 
> > Tee-hee - I can't wait to see my $50 version of WinXP 
> Professional (?) 
> > on a hand-built P3/1GHz - it should be fun, but I am really looking 
> > forward to the "mini" lava light that comes with the 
> software (special 
> > MS channel offer).
> > 
> > I am curious about the activation mess they implemented...
> > 
> > Ken
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Francisco Javier Mesa-Martinez" <lefa at cats.ucsc.edu>
> > To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 6:37 AM
> > Subject: [rescue] Wooohhhooo XP -> 0 to BSOD in 12min23sec
> > 
> > > So they upgraded one of our feecees to winXP. After being 
> disgusted 
> > > by the crappy aqua imitation (what the heck is this candy button 
> > > shit?) running on a VLSI design station, yup it looks 
> "professional" 
> > > running all of these pastel blue themes..... I will proceed to 
> > > relate all the fun we have had so far with it.
> > 
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