> BTW, does it add to the crapiness if the WinXP > is a pirated one? Is this a factor in > stability?
Good point. Have the same strong feeling and noticed that pirated copies are unstable compared to licensed ones. That's just my unscientific observation. > Can pirated WinXP's be upgraded/updated? Corporate edition, yes. Home, could be, have not personally tried it. > Is there a way to verify if components of a > pirated WinXP are more or less the same as the > original? Perhaps an MD5SUM tool used by XP? Have not tried the above. also, cygwin has md5sum. regards, --- Andre -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
