Re: FW: [newbie] OT: Win XP hacked alread

2001-09-11 Thread Michael Leone
As far as what the activation process does, I'm just going on the article I read a few weeks ago... Right or wrong when I read the articly it was the last straw for me and I'm glad I've taken a step away from the Microsoft universe. Yeah, I'm not planning on running it at home, either - and none

Re: FW: [newbie] OT: Win XP hacked alread

2001-09-11 Thread Richie de Almeida
On Tuesday 11 September 2001 14:21, you wrote: As far as what the activation process does, I'm just going on the article I read a few weeks ago... Right or wrong when I read the articly it was the last straw for me and I'm glad I've taken a step away from the Microsoft universe. Yeah, I'm

Re: FW: [newbie] OT: Win XP hacked alread

2001-09-10 Thread Michael Leone
..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