SP2 Will Not Install on Pirated Copies of XP

[Lee]

Something I found which is contrary to my post on XP sp2 from before.


http://www.tcmagazine.net/story.php?id=5787

 

[chastity]

Well I just wish they would hurry up and release it instead saying it will install on illegal copies then turn around the next day and say it will not

 

[ElementalDragon]

unless it's just somethin with the new build of SP2 or what, but i got the original XP SP2 RC1 to install on my copy....err....... MS didn't hear that. hush

 

[cpugeniusmv]

unless it's just somethin with the new build of SP2 or what, but i got the original XP SP2 RC1 to install on my copy....err....... MS didn't hear that. hush

yes, it is new with a build that came out after RC1.

 

[sigsays]

didn't somehing say that microsoft would let everyone use it.. even the pirated version... i read somewhere they said they would want everyone to be safe....

 

[Bootsy]

do you remember when XP first came out and everyone was freaking out about activation? well...how long did it take "them" to crack that? hehehe activation was cracked 2 weeks before the OS hit the shelves....not to worry maitees arrrrr (bad pirate joke).

 

[tdinc]

its all good

 

[blinden]

yeah... remember when they said the same thing about SP1?