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

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

Aaah.  I was under the impression that it did it every time you booted
the machine.  Or at selected intervals.  Ie: once a week, etc.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan




"Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com> wrote on 03/30/2004 03:03:00 PM:

> I believe the answer is that it will technically boot but then lock you 
in
> the activation process until it is successful. As for XP reporting what 
is
> installed with it, I believe that would be a violation of the license
> agreement. As I said, after initial activation, XP doesn't talk to MS 
any
> more unless it tells you it's going to.
> 
> 
> Paul L Fisher
> 
> 1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 64K - Stock. Kirk'ed.
> 1993 Ford Taurus SHO ATX 183K with some stuff. Sold 3/27/04.
> 
> See information about my '93! http://www.paul-fisher.com/SHO
> 
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> 
> -----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 1:20 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: OT: XP OS? NIX.
> 
> 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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