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Fri Feb-17-06 02:25 PM
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Mine overrides the check in the first place  |
| -FYI: Microsoft: Upgraded Motherboard = New Windows License |
landdaddy |
Feb-17-06 02:14 PM |
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"You have no choice, so I'll do what I want" |
shoelace414 |
Feb-17-06 02:14 PM |
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You will learn to love it. |
acmejack |
Feb-17-06 02:16 PM |
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This is for the OEM version that ships with Dell, HP, etc. |
Beelzebud |
Feb-17-06 02:16 PM |
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This applies ONLY to OEM licenses |
Caution |
Feb-17-06 02:16 PM |
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MS let me transfer OE XP Pro to a new machine about a month ago |
guruoo |
Feb-17-06 02:40 PM |
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First of all, |
DemonGoddess |
Feb-17-06 02:17 PM |
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It only applies to OEM vendors. |
Warren Stupidity |
Feb-17-06 02:33 PM |
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That's probably how they can tell if your copy of Windows is |
alfredo |
Feb-17-06 02:41 PM |
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They say this also can happen if you make a lot of hardw upgrades |
guruoo |
Feb-17-06 02:50 PM |
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Remember when the customer was always right? |
alfredo |
Feb-17-06 03:07 PM |
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My DIY box runs Linux |
alcibiades_mystery |
Feb-17-06 02:17 PM |
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That's why I've got an enterprise-class license code tattooed |
DS1 |
Feb-17-06 02:19 PM |
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I have my MSDN license from the initial XP release |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 02:22 PM |
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*pfft* |
DS1 |
Feb-17-06 02:25 PM |
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I have that for my Office 2003 install |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 02:26 PM |
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got that too |
DS1 |
Feb-17-06 02:29 PM |
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LOL . . . I didn't know that XP Pro could perform spreadsheet and |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 02:30 PM |
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see edit, I just pulled out my list |
DS1 |
Feb-17-06 02:31 PM |
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LMAO . . . |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 02:32 PM |
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I had a subscription at one point too |
DS1 |
Feb-17-06 02:34 PM |
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I never had to download it, they shipped me CD's. |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 02:36 PM |
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I Wondered About That. |
jayfish |
Feb-17-06 02:59 PM |
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Linux, everyone! |
Tandalayo_Scheisskopf |
Feb-17-06 02:22 PM |
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"Linux is definately ready for primetime" - I've heard that since 1999 |
Beelzebud |
Feb-17-06 02:28 PM |
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Hey, it's true. |
Tandalayo_Scheisskopf |
Feb-17-06 05:17 PM |
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Never Buy XPHome For Anything. |
jayfish |
Feb-17-06 03:01 PM |
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There is almost no difference between XP home and XP Pro |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 03:12 PM |
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My parent's hit that limit a while ago... |
Solon |
Feb-17-06 03:33 PM |
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As others have pointed out, this applies to OEM versions only |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 02:22 PM |
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Interesting little fact... |
Solon |
Feb-17-06 02:24 PM |
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Window Media Center, to my understanding was never intended |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 02:27 PM |
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True, but you can get it at newegg with any hardware purchase... |
Solon |
Feb-17-06 02:30 PM |
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Yes, but when sold as an OEM product, you are bound by OEM |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 02:31 PM |
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Hence the reason MCE isn't that popular with DIY mediaPC people... |
Solon |
Feb-17-06 02:47 PM |
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Yes |
high density |
Feb-17-06 05:04 PM |
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I've not had problems with activation either |
DemonGoddess |
Feb-17-06 05:11 PM |
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So, if you buy computer (hardware) from Dell, et. al., and it gets fried.. |
Dunvegan |
Feb-17-06 02:25 PM |
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No, that's not what it says. It says if you upgrade the motherboard |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 02:28 PM |
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Read the article? LOL And miss all the M$ bashing?!?! |
Beelzebud |
Feb-17-06 02:29 PM |
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Really, why educate yourself when you can hop on the bandwagon? |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 02:29 PM |
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LOL |
trotsky |
Feb-17-06 02:36 PM |
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Hell, I got rid of Windows XP because after my last upgrade... |
Solon |
Feb-17-06 02:28 PM |
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Headline totally misleading. |
Warren Stupidity |
Feb-17-06 02:34 PM |
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Easy fix for this - my next computer will be a Mac. |
FormerRepublican |
Feb-17-06 02:52 PM |
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So, your solution to a clarification of a licensing requirement regarding |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 02:56 PM |
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Not To Mention The Fact That Apple Is No Less Stringent... |
jayfish |
Feb-17-06 03:06 PM |
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Also not to mention the fact that with Apple, you must use Apple computers |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 03:10 PM |
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NOT true. I've worked in plenty of mixed environments. |
FormerRepublican |
Feb-17-06 03:15 PM |
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That's not what I said. I said that with a Mac, you must use Mac hardware |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 03:17 PM |
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You are aware that Apple recently switched to Intel chips, right? |
FormerRepublican |
Feb-17-06 03:19 PM |
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For someone that claims to be an expert, you don't know much about |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 03:21 PM |
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Dude, I used to be a support engineer for a Mac hardware Mfr. |
FormerRepublican |
Feb-17-06 03:51 PM |
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Yes But It's Proprietary In The Fact That... |
jayfish |
Feb-17-06 03:22 PM |
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Thank you. |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 03:23 PM |
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OSX86 |
guruoo |
Feb-19-06 10:39 AM |
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Probably the most proprietary thing are the Motherboard and the OS. |
FormerRepublican |
Feb-17-06 04:16 PM |
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Macs are moving to standard PC hardware. And every part in a Mac... |
FormerRepublican |
Feb-17-06 03:12 PM |
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The point is that YOU can't replace it. |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 03:15 PM |
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Er... OS X is Unix based. If I can find BSD drivers for the hardware... |
FormerRepublican |
Feb-17-06 03:17 PM |
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You do know that hacking or reverse engineering the OS is a violation |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 03:18 PM |
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Uh - how much do you know about Unix? |
FormerRepublican |
Feb-17-06 03:25 PM |
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In case you are interested... |
Solon |
Feb-17-06 03:30 PM |
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You have to hack the kernel in order to make it work with PC hardware |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 03:43 PM |
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Actually, there is a hack now for Mactels... |
Solon |
Feb-17-06 03:20 PM |
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Once again, by hacking the system, you violate the license agreement |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 03:22 PM |
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Actually, I was just making an observation, plus I'm critisizing Apple... |
Solon |
Feb-17-06 03:27 PM |
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That wasn't really addressed at you per se. n/t |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 03:41 PM |
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Again, OS X is based on Unix BSD, which is open source. |
FormerRepublican |
Feb-17-06 03:32 PM |
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I believe the Mach kernel is proprietary though... |
Solon |
Feb-17-06 03:39 PM |
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You are not allowed to reverse engineer the OS in any way. |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 03:40 PM |
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Who said anything about reverse engineering... |
Solon |
Feb-17-06 03:50 PM |
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Hacking the kernel is, by the legal definition, reverse engineering. n/t |
ET Awful |
Feb-17-06 04:31 PM |
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OK, your right, but that also doesn't mean it violates the license... |
Solon |
Feb-17-06 04:46 PM |
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Bill Gates, Operation Footbullet, and King Canute |
Pigwidgeon |
Feb-17-06 04:46 PM |
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Firstly, It Is Only OEM For Non-Damaged MoBo's. Second, You Might Want To |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Feb-17-06 05:20 PM |
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