Re:OT: Microsoft XP

From: <dgoulet_at_vicr.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 14:25:45 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.003762AE.20010823142914@fatcity.com>

Yeah, like who needs it? I've no intention of using XP anywhere, even at home.

Dick Goulet

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Author: Kevin Lange <kgel_at_ppoone.com>
Date:       8/23/2001 1:39 PM

Has anyone heard of all the troubles that the new version of Microsoft is having getting released ??

One of the ugliest things I see is their new licensing scheme. They make sure you are using it only on a specific machine by having its functionality based on hardware items on your system. This configuration has to be registered either by phone or by internet about a month after it is installed or everything stops working. If you change something big, like a Network Card or cpu chip, your system will not boot because it thinks you have installed it on a different machine.

Anyone have options on the new XP ?
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