On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, J. J. Young wrote: > The system promises fewer computer crashes and will allow > users to delete data from their hard drive."
But be very careful that you don't delete anything that's system essential; i.e., which requires you to reinstall the OS. You'll have to call M$ and not only give them your registration code, but also lots of personal info. Want to use it sometimes on your desktop and sometimes on your laptop (but never at the same time)? Buy two copies, because there are no provisions for using the same copy on separate machines. Whereas the old license was for one copy running at any given time even on multiple machines, the new license is for one copy running on one machine. If you mess up and have to reinstall, be VERY careful. You're only allowed to activate the software a maximum of 7 times. After that, throw it in the garbage and buy another copy. > http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/10/25/xp.london.launch/index.html Excerpt: The PC industry is hoping XP will inject new life into a sector that has seen sales fall in the past two quarters and Microsoft officials say they're convinced new computers will walk out of the shops. Translation: This new OS is so bloated and resource-hungry that you won't be able to install it on any machine more than 6 months old. You'll just have to buy a new computer to run it. <sigh> - Steve (who recently put RH 6.2 on a VLB 486/66-20MB RAM and would LOVE to see someone try that with XP)
