RE: Microsoft XP

From: Boivin, Patrice J <BoivinP_at_mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 04:05:25 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00377FA9.20010827040611@fatcity.com>

Re. WindowsXP, there is a little debate going on between a security analyst and Microsoft.

http://grc.com/dos/sockettome.htm <http://grc.com/dos/sockettome.htm>

Microsoft posted a response on their web site, on the security page.

I don't know who is right in all this.

Regards,
Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)

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        Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 5:40 PM
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        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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