Your response seems to be saying that MS "called home" to verify you had Win98se. If so, that is not the case. The only difference between a full instln cd and an upgrade cd is a built in routine that does the checking to assure you qualify for the upgrade. Don't believe calling home gets into the act.
Note: Re XP calling home--I have installed XP-AntiSpy that lets me selectively block the various efforts of XP to call home. Haven't figured out a way to verify that XP is not able to call home, but it gives me a warm-fuzzy. Homer --- Phyllis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I installed Win XP Pro Upgrade on 3 of my 4 systems > (kept one running win > 98se for it handles a photo scanner XP would not > recognize)..Each XP Pro > install asked for the 98se cds to verify it was a > legal installation, then > proceeded to do a full install of XP Pro..like I > said Windows calls > home..lol..--Phyllis > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 9:31 AM > Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Re: What to do > about computer > > > >I ran into one recently that called for validation > of Windows. I went for > >it, just for fun and found that it didnt recognise > Dell's licence, at > >least, that's what I presume was the problem. I > eventually downloaded and > >installed the patch telling it that I didnt want to > validate now. Its a > >possible for the future? > > > > Janet > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "JIM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 3:18 PM > > Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Re: What to do > about computer > > > > > >> Janet, > >> > >>> Except if in future, Microsoft Updates require > you to validate your > >>> version of Windows before receiving a patch. > >> > >> Have you heard something to that effect? If it's > true I don't think they > >> would do anything but check to see if you are > activated. I have two > >> computers running preinstalled and pre-activated > XP so I haven't had to > >> do > >> that for a long time. IN fact I have three XP > CD-Roms that I have not > >> used > >> for awhile since the two Sony's have it built in. > >> > >> Jim > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> If you have any questions or problems with any > aspect of this site, > >> please feel free to contact me directly > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not > >> post personal issues directly to the group. > >> > >> To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech > >> Yahoo! Groups Links > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any > aspect of this site, please > > feel free to contact me directly > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post > > personal issues directly to the group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - > Release Date: 06/24/2005 > > > > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
