According to this BBC article, "SP2 will check the product ID number for the copy of XP in use on a PC and will not let itself be installed if that software is a version that has been widely pirated." (The 20 most pirated numbers.)
For a little while, I thought Microsoft finally was doing a responsible thing by allowing any and all users of WinXP (legitimate or pirated) to install the major security update in XP SP 2. :sighs: But, true to form, the company again decides that its business interests (eg, profits) should never, EVER take a secondary priority to something as important as .... (for example) the good of the Internet. How very typical. Source: Microsoft bars Windows pirates http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3774567.stm -rick Infowarrior.org -- You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
