a quote from my sept,3 issue of eweek.
Retail copies of Windows XP will include an anti-piracy feature called WPA
(Windows Product Activation). """"
However, if a user changes more than six components in his or her system, XP
no longer recognizes the machine as the one on which it was installed and
requires reactivation within another 30 days.""""
Although volume-licensed copies of XP will not include WPA
Gene C. aka C.E. Gene Connor
Gene's Custom PC Service since 1989
Serving the U.S., Canada & London,England
-----Original Message-----
From: Nail, Larry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 8:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: FW: Re: Windows 2000 or Windows XP
Take a look at ZDNet & Eweek's reviews of XP Gold, they relaxed the WPA
(Windoze Product Activation) quite a bit. If you're under a Select or
Enterprise agreement with Mickey$oft, you won't have to activate the
product.
----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Bradley Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 6:23 PM
Subject: RE: Windows 2000 or Windows XP
: I waited until Win2k was out for about a year and then began upgrading my
: servers from NT4. I've got 3 NT4 servers left and I can't wait to get to
: them. Win2k is faster, more stable, and easier to administrate.
:
: As for clients, new machines and rebuilds are done as Win2k. Older
: (existing) clients are left as NT4 unless they must run Win2k.
:
: As for XP, unless they change the licensing I won't be upgrading. NT Admin
: is work enough without having to tell MS every time I re-install an OS.
:
: ~Brad
:
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Kevin Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 3:53 PM
: To: NT System Admin Issues
: Subject: RE: Windows 2000 or Windows XP
:
:
: Clients, Yes wait for XP.
: Servers not really there will be a ton more tools for Ad management but
: not enough to wait for what you gain.
:
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Owsley, Kenneth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 6:54 PM
: To: NT System Admin Issues
: Subject: Windows 2000 or Windows XP
:
:
: I expecting there are a lot of opinions out there. Please, if you
: haven't experienced the migration from NT Server to Windows 2000 Server,
: please don't respond. What I am looking for is the advice of the guys
: and gals who've done the do, so to speak. I don't mean to sound like a
: jerk, please forgive me.
:
: Having said that, my question is simple: I haven't migrated my NT
: domain to Windows 2000 and Active Directory. I am totally jazzed on
: Windows 2000, by comparison, so am ready to migrate. Is there any
: reason to wait for .NET server or Windows XP Server, or
: what-the-heck-ever it is called?
: You folks that have made the migration, what is your take? Should I go
: ahead with my migration, then do the next version when it stabilizes in
: the market?
:
: You guys are in the trenches, and I hope will tell what the trade rags
: won't. Or maybe there isn't anything to tell? Thanks!
:
: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
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