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

[Paul L Fisher]

Nope! http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp It tries
activating and if you don't it gives you 30 days. After it has been
activated, it doesn't send anything else to MS ever.


Paul L Fisher

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-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of James F. Ryan III
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 1:12 PM
To: Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: OT: XP OS? NIX.

Each time XP boots up, it looks for an internet connection to send the hash
file.  If there is no connection, the computer boots up just fine, and XP
will wait until there's an internet connection so it can send the hash file.
MicroShaft's strategy is that you'll eventually need/want to connect to the
internet.


>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
>Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
>Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 1:38 PM
>To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>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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