[NTLUG:Discuss] Open, free choice -- and Windows XP/ Passport
Bug Hunter
bughuntr at one.ctelcom.net
Sun Oct 21 10:26:02 CDT 2001
AFAIK, from a Microsoft partner, you can reinstall 3 times before you
have to get your license renewed (same hardware only). There is a way to
put in a "master" license key which "registers" your windows XP, but I
don't know where it is, and I don't have any more details from the
partner. It is supposed to involve a separate dialog box.
On Sat, 20 Oct 2001, Chris Cox wrote:
> Steve Baker wrote:
> >
> > greenglow484 at juno.com wrote:
> >
> > > Windows XP, and its bundled authentication/ security service, Passport,
> > > have been fairly-extensively criticized in the press: For security
> > > concerns and for privacy concerns, both.
> >
> > The whole business of having the OS decide not to run on your machine
> > anymore because you upgraded something is pretty scarey too. I'm told that
> > you'll have to phone up Microsoft and go through the humiliating process of
> > explaining what you upgraded and why so that they'll *consider* turning your
> > XP license back on again!
>
> They've actully lessened this I understand. Now you will be given some
> extra "grace" before they start getting nasty... I can't remember the details
> though of the "new friendlier" plan. Company license supposedly won't
> have the restriction....
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