[geeks] Windows XP, and activation

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Charles Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com>
>Date: 2006/11/03 Fri AM 09:38:13 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Windows XP, and activation

>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 @ 12:59 -0600, Lionel Peterson said:
>
>> >From: Geoff Reed <geoffr at zipcon.net>
>> >Date: 2006/10/31 Tue PM 05:55:20 CST
>> >To: 'The Geeks List' <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>> >Subject: Re: [geeks] Windows XP, and activation
>> 
>> >Unfortunately many of the hacks out there to bypass activation also break
>> >the upgrade mechanism for installing patches and service packs :(
>> 
>> <snip>
>> 
>> That's called the "Windows Genuine Advantage" IIRC...
>> 
>> you have to find a CD iso with SP2 installed, becuase you won't be
>> able to install SP2 without activating the O/S...
>
>How do you install the patches that come out after SP2?

Personally, I use Windows Update ;^)

Lionel