[Shotimes] Re: OT: XP OS? NIX.

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

Yes I was being serious.  One of the IT guys here at work told me about
XP reporting back to Microsoft about registered programs.  I was wondering
if someone who had a lot of pirated software on his computer unplugged
the phone line every time they booted the machine, if they could get by
the reporting part.

Not that I do.  I would like to put XP on my machine at home, but only so 
I
can setup accounts so that my wife and kids can log in easily without
having to do the ctrl-alt-del thing.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan




"Erik Balser" <masho95@charter.net> wrote on 03/30/2004 01:55:12 PM:

> If you are being serious, yes the computer boots.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 1:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: OT: XP OS? NIX.
> 
> 
> > So what would happen if you shut off access to the internet to the
> > computer?  Like just unplug the phone line from the modem or whatever.
> > Would the machine not boot, I wonder?
> >
> >
> > Mike Wojton
> > Toledo, Ohio
> >
> > -'95 White MTX
> >    '96 Brake Upgrade
> >
> > "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 03/30/2004 12:30:10 PM:
> >
> > > You are correct! You will NEVER even know what is being sent! Nor 
will
> > they
> > > ASK you. They (Microsoft) have already made the decision for you! 
Right
> > down
> > > to the serial number on your processor.
> > > Isn't that great!!
> > > It's a lot better than having to think or make decisions!!!
> > > .
> > > .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > What are you talking about?  Everytime I start Windows it diesn't 
send
> > > > anything to Microsoft, nor do they ask me anything.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > "But then again if I was installing an OS on a system I would 
put XP
> > on
> > > it
> > > > > and not even give a second thought to the other OS's."
> > > > >
> > > > > To keep the analogy going, if we do that, we have to add another
> > item to
> > > > our
> > > > > car's checklist:
> > > > >
> > > > > "11.  Every time you start your SHO, it would transmit code IDs 
for
> > your
> > > > > engine, computer, transmission and stereo via wireless modem
> > > communication
> > > > to Ford
> > > > > Motor Co., which would check them against their database and 
shut
> > your
> > > > entire
> > > > > car down if they didn't match."
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Mark LaBarre
> > > > > '04 homebrew 3gHz 250gb *W2K*
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