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resedit wrote:

There will be a workaround within a week.

less time methinks

macnuke wrote:

resedit wrote:

There will be a workaround within a week.

less time methinks

The russians will have one up in 3 hours.

I was half expecting them to send Clippy to randomly attack you and after killing you asking if you can please pay for xp. *stops playing Escape Velocity*

macnuke wrote:

resedit wrote:

There will be a workaround within a week.

less time methinks

The workaround will probably be hitting the close button they forgot to remove.

iopossum wrote:

macnuke wrote:

resedit wrote:

There will be a workaround within a week.

less time methinks

The workaround will probably be hitting the close button they forgot to remove.

There will be a virus that kills this.  The fix is to update to the latest security patches.

Watch Microsoft's implementation of this repeatedly screw over legitimate users while pirates immediately find 30-40 workarounds, not unlike their OS activation scheme from when they first launched Windows XP.

tomfoolery wrote:

So long as software exists that can extract the license key from a legit version, or (as in the case of OEM) where MS insists on putting said key visible for all to see, it will remain as easy as pie to acquire a "legit" license key.
tF

I remember windows 98 where your serial number was saved in clear text in a file in the "Windows" folder.

I don't see why people need to steal windows though, my windows 98 serial I got for 20$ worked with 95, 98 and ME.  I didn't need to buy another for a while.

tomfoolery wrote:

DudetheCreator wrote:

tomfoolery wrote:

So long as software exists that can extract the license key from a legit version, or (as in the case of OEM) where MS insists on putting said key visible for all to see, it will remain as easy as pie to acquire a "legit" license key.
tF

I remember windows 98 where your serial number was saved in clear text in a file in the "Windows" folder.

Is that for real? Wowsers!! I can't believe even Microsoft would be that dumb... though having said that...

And did I really just say 'wowsers'? smurf.

tF

All you had to do to get a key (and I think this is still true) is look on the bottom of any laptop or the back of any desktop - pirates I knew would just go to Frys or someplace similar to get the keys they needed - right off of demo machines.

Cobalt60 wrote:

pcguy wrote:

Oh wait, isn't iPod, iMac, MacBook, damn, MacEverything make in Commie China?

That stuff is make in Taiwan, isn't it?  Those are the Nationalist Chinese.

My iBook has "Made in China" on the bottom of it.  I think my parents iMac sais Taiwan on it.

Thats because the Chinese know that communism wont work by itself ..they want all our money, so theyll use thier "natural resources" (ahem, read 1 billion people) to do the worlds cheap manufacturing labor, and keep using the moniker of "Communism" to keep themselves in power..thats all it comes down to for them is staying in power.

DudetheCreator wrote:

tomfoolery wrote:

So long as software exists that can extract the license key from a legit version, or (as in the case of OEM) where MS insists on putting said key visible for all to see, it will remain as easy as pie to acquire a "legit" license key.
tF

I remember windows 98 where your serial number was saved in clear text in a file in the "Windows" folder.

I don't see why people need to steal windows though, my windows 98 serial I got for 20$ worked with 95, 98 and ME.  I didn't need to buy another for a while.

I don't believe that's true.

The CD key is stored in the registry; there is no attempt to hide it. If you bought from an OEM, it was probably printed on the side of your case anyway...

We run the 'gold' release of Windows XP - no SPs or security updates so far as I can tell. I've used my machine for over a year without problems, and regularly (read: more often than I should!) use MSIE without issue. Just shows that if you're tucked-up behind a corporate firewall and don't visit warez or porno sites, even unpatched Windows users *can* survive unscathed.

tF