On Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:12, Paul wrote:
> Hi all,
> Found this interesting:
>
> The first OEM version of Windows XP is available since only 1 week, and
> there are already cracks available that make it useable without
> registration. The crack files are available throught personal homepages of
> several people already, under the name 'corpfiles.zip'. The size is about
> 13 megs. Unzip the files over an existing installation of XP and all
> security is bypassed.
>
> Reference for this info is "planet multimedia", don't know what or where
> that is. But interesting nonetheless...
>
> Paul
Do you really want to run that crud on your computer? Who knows what sort of
spyware is lurking underneath? M$ may be tracking every move you make and you
wouldn't even know. I know it's a paranoid thought, but it's very possible
nonetheless.
OEM versions of XP are tied to the BIOS of systems. This means that the Dell
version that was recently leaked out should work on all recent Dells, since
they have the same BIOS and motherboard. You will need an OEM version that
matches your BIOS for it to work.
Can anybody smell a rat with such a system? I certainly can. M$ can charge
motherboard manufacturers to have WinXP support their products. If they don't
pay the ransom, they lose Windows support.
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