[rescue] Wooohhhooo XP -> 0 to BSOD in 12min23sec

[Shaun Landis]

It's typically a solution offered to very large businesses. I'm not sure
if it's included in the MSDN package or not. I happened to get it from a
family member who works at Microsoft. :-D

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org 
> [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org] On Behalf Of Ken Hansen
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 11:30 AM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Wooohhhooo XP -> 0 to BSOD in 12min23sec
> 
> 
> Is this part of MSDN? I got a copy of Project 2000 cd from 
> that set that didn't require any activation/key/whatever...
> 
> Ken
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shaun Landis" <slandis at plague.org>
> To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 2:03 PM
> Subject: RE: [rescue] Wooohhhooo XP -> 0 to BSOD in 12min23sec
> 
> 
> > I'm currently running a "Corporate" edition of Windows XP 
> > Professional. It doesn't require or attempt any activation at all. 
> > I've had previous Corporate versions of Windows 2000 which don't 
> > require a key for install (makes automating installs easier I guess 
> > :), but the XP Pro Corp install requires a key. I wasn't 
> fond of the 
> > activation idea either, so I found the Corp edition. :-D
> >
> > slandis
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org 
> [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org] On 
> > > Behalf Of Steve Sandau
> > > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 5:37 AM
> > > To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> > > Subject: Re: [rescue] Wooohhhooo XP -> 0 to BSOD in 12min23sec
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm curious about the activation, too. I like my 
> anonymity; what I 
> > > remember about the activation starts to eat away at that. 
> I *think* 
> > > that the registration includes four numbers from hardware on your 
> > > pc, like CPU serial, hdd serial, and some others and 
> includes them 
> > > in the registration somehow. I guess that relates to the 
> > > re-registration under some circumstances when hardware is 
> changed. I 
> > > guess there is also a "developer" install or something 
> that allows 
> > > for a little more flexibility in hardware changes. I believe that 
> > > there are "ways around" the "phone home" stuff, too. ;)
> > >
> > > The biggest problem is that this is all done under the guise of 
> > > being for *our* protection somehow... I complained to my coworker 
> > > about newer versions of Windows treating users like 
> complete, utter 
> > > morons ("My Network Places' and "Computers Near Me" in win2k for 
> > > example). He says "Well, look at some of the people using 
> computers. 
> > > Discouraging. The appreciation for a stable, intelligent, useful 
> > > operating system seems to be disappearing. Users seem to 
> want pretty 
> > > icons, wizards and making things work without having to know 
> > > anything. I want to figure out how it works and do things 
> by hand so 
> > > the do indeed work.
> > >
> > > Oops, guess that was sort of a rant. Sorry. ;)
> > >
> > > Ken Hansen wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Tee-hee - I can't wait to see my $50 version of WinXP
> > > Professional (?)
> > > > on a hand-built P3/1GHz - it should be fun, but I am really 
> > > > looking forward to the "mini" lava light that comes with the
> > > software (special
> > > > MS channel offer).
> > > >
> > > > I am curious about the activation mess they implemented...
> > > >
> > > > Ken
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Francisco Javier Mesa-Martinez" <lefa at cats.ucsc.edu>
> > > > To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> > > > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 6:37 AM
> > > > Subject: [rescue] Wooohhhooo XP -> 0 to BSOD in 12min23sec
> > > >
> > > > > So they upgraded one of our feecees to winXP. After being
> > > disgusted
> > > > > by the crappy aqua imitation (what the heck is this 
> candy button
> > > > > shit?) running on a VLSI design station, yup it looks
> > > "professional"
> > > > > running all of these pastel blue themes..... I will 
> proceed to 
> > > > > relate all the fun we have had so far with it.
> > > >
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> > > ssandau at bath.tmac.com 
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