might've seen this comming, there again I don't think it'll be long before it's hacked, perhaps Windows XP might even stop working when MS decide to no longer support it.
If the new version of Windows is programmed properly there wont be any getting out of it regardless of what kind of "hack" you can make.
Windows XP and previous versions however can't be stopped by Microsoft regardless of what they do.
The "kill switch" has already been activated on the computer I am using right now but all it does is reletivlely minor annoyances such as stoping me from using any Microsoft downloads including DirectX and Windows Updates.
Of course it can't turn my OS off outright because they did not know they were going to be doing this later on and did not add the appropriate code to the kernel, however now they know what they are doing and will no doubt make the new version of Windows impossible to hack using some magic file like you can with WinXP.
I am having a vision of turning on my TV and watching on the news "Store robbed for its copies of Windows, gunfight ensued"
Nobody would ever steal copies of Linux.
konrad, which distro did you use ... was it slackware ... well then I'd agree, you can't teach your mom slackware (unless you both have superhuman patience)
slackware? I guess my Linux vocabulary needs some brushing up on.
I have purchased or downloaded Linux several times in my existance namely Redhat and Mandrake with each brand of Linux had the same problems in that everything wasnt as easily accessable as Microsofts Operating Systems I mean even in the old days of DOS 4.11 you could access the floppy instantly just by throwing it in and typing A: but with Linux its a bit more complicated, I wont tell all the horror stories of that allone but I think you get the idea.
And running files I can never run files on my own!
I always read the instructions which says something to the extent of "find the directory, compile file, whatever and type run *file.ext*" and it never works on any version of Linux.
Internet connections was also funny like I remember not being able to use any Modem I had because they were all WinModems but I found a way around it by using Win98 on one machine and using internet connection sharing and connecting the two machines via a network cable.
I guess for me reading a post like this is making me realize that the dream of being able to copy Windows at will is coming to an end.
this doesnt mean ALL my copies of Windows are pirated Its just that booting up all of my machines with Windows (assuming I did it the way Micorosoft wants me to do it) would cost just way to much cash.
my four computers at $100.00 a piece would cost me $400.00 thats like a months wage for me right now whats worse is that Windows isnt even worth $100.00. maybe more like $20.00.
