Can this be considered official?

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Crusty \Old B@stard\

From http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9329718.htm
Microsoft senior product manager Matt Pilla said virtually all Windows XP
users will be able to download Service Pack 2, regardless of whether they
have a legal or pirated copy of the operating system. Research firm IDC
estimates that about 260 million copies have been sold.



If true, it's implications are astounding!


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Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
 
Perhaps at least partially true. Probable scenario: You will first download
a stub from WinUp to determine what your machine needs, but upon returning
to Win Up if the V5 engine determines it's a pirated version of WinXP, the
user will get the ol' "failed Windows logo" error.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
 
Crusty "Old B@stard" said:
From http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9329718.htm
Microsoft senior product manager Matt Pilla said virtually all Windows XP
users will be able to download Service Pack 2, regardless of whether they
have a legal or pirated copy of the operating system. Research firm IDC
estimates that about 260 million copies have been sold.



If true, it's implications are astounding!


--
Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
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Heh. You can download, but can you install?
 
PA Bear said:
Perhaps at least partially true. Probable scenario: You will first download
a stub from WinUp to determine what your machine needs, but upon returning
to Win Up if the V5 engine determines it's a pirated version of WinXP, the
user will get the ol' "failed Windows logo" error.
Click to expand...

From what I have read MS decided even the pirated versions will at least get
the Critical Updates.

So even the pirated versions will get SP2, but I wouldn't be suprised if the
installer rats you out.
 
Tyson said:
From what I have read MS decided even the pirated versions will at least
get the Critical Updates.

So even the pirated versions will get SP2, but I wouldn't be suprised if
the installer rats you out.
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Yes, I stand corrected, SP2 will be available to just about every user.

Order the Free SP2 CD
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default810.mspx
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
 
windows can ill afford having millions of computers (licensed or unlicensed)
running on the web without all the latest updates. (security issues) set to
update automatic/notify before installing. keep fingers crossed & hope for
the best.
 
PA said:
Perhaps at least partially true. Probable scenario: You will first download
a stub from WinUp to determine what your machine needs, but upon returning
to Win Up if the V5 engine determines it's a pirated version of WinXP, the
user will get the ol' "failed Windows logo" error.
Click to expand...

Or the Setup (including that on the CD) assesses the system, and if
pirated installs only the critical security items, and not the other
functional upgrades
 
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