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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Software => Topic started by: Tattooed on 8 March 2003, 03:19

Title: Hide changes from Windose product activation
Post by: Tattooed on 8 March 2003, 03:19

There was a article in this months PC Advisor magazine about a prgram that might stop product activation.
www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml#volumeld (http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml#volumeld)
I don't use Windose XP so I don't if it will work. Will post more latter.

[ March 07, 2003: Message edited by: Tattooed ]

Title: Hide changes from Windose product activation
Post by: Refalm on 11 March 2003, 12:53

I didn't use a program. I saw a tutorial on a Dutch tech website how to do it. I can't remember exactly, but I think I changed something in the register, rebooted started Windows Product Activation, and then rebooted again.

Title: Hide changes from Windose product activation
Post by: Calum on 11 March 2003, 16:24

funny, i never had to do any of that shit to stop productactivation. maybe it's because i'm using the 'Mandrake Linux 9.0' version of windows xp...

Title: Hide changes from Windose product activation
Post by: Pantso on 12 March 2003, 19:22

Who cares? People who use windows deserve that kind of treatment! Period! ;)

[ March 12, 2003: Message edited by: Panos ]

Title: Hide changes from Windose product activation
Post by: Refalm on 13 March 2003, 00:28

I once heard a story about a guy who ordered Windows XP from the internet. When he got his Windows XP box home, he installed the operating spyware and was soon asked for the license code "worth" $ 215.
He couldn't find it in the box. He called Microsoft and asked them to send it to him. After some difficulties, the promised to send him a license code. After 30 days, his computer was locked until he got the license code a month later.

Title: Hide changes from Windose product activation
Post by: mattymanx on 13 March 2003, 21:28

Windows XP is a worthless piece of sh!t.

If I wasn't a gamer, I'd have no reason to keep windows. Win98SE for the record. :rolleyes:

Title: Hide changes from Windose product activation
Post by: Refalm on 20 March 2003, 14:21

quote:
mattymanx: Windows XP is a worthless piece of sh!t.

If I wasn't a gamer, I'd have no reason to keep windows. Win98SE for the record.

Not exactly. Linux gamers have two options:

Buy native Linux games, like Quake 2/3, Unreal Tournament (2003), etc.
You can emulate many games in Linux with WineX. The disadvantages of WineX:

There is a paid and a free version of WineX. The paid version has support for installers and playing games that need a CD-ROM. The free version doesn't have that, you have to install the game in Windows, find a no-CD crack and then play it.[/list]