>..There's actually a bigger issue at stake. Win XP is actually taking
>a fingerpint of your system. Your NIC, HDD, CD-ROM, CPU, etc all have
>unique serial numbers and Win XP gathers them all up with your name and
> address and sends them to Redmond, WA so you can get an unlocking code
>in return for your copy of the OS.
Not correct. The WPA (Windows Product Activation) only sends a unique
code, dervived from your specific mix of hardware. Your name and address
is not sent to MS. It does not read "unique" serial numbers of your
hardware. There have been studies done, which have broken down the code
that Win XP sends out. Do a google search for the exact breakdown of
this combined code.
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