I'm legal

[falcon]

I purchased, 2 years ago, a retail version of Windows XP
Professional (for computers without an operating system).

That being said, I have never opened the retail box -
don't even know what the install key is!

Why? Because I use the, so called, corporate version.
Why! Because I don't agree with product activation and I
change my system frequently. I just can't be bothered
with the bullshit!

As far as I am concerned, Microsoft has gotten my money
and I can run any version Of Windows XP (except the
server editions) that I want.

No comments necessary!

 

[Jim Macklin]

You bought a Microsoft OEM not a retail version, you are NOT
in compliance with the EULA.
"Windows XP | Professional (for computers without an
operating system)."

| I purchased, 2 years ago, a retail version of Windows XP
| Professional (for computers without an operating system).
|
| That being said, I have never opened the retail box -
| don't even know what the install key is!
|
| Why? Because I use the, so called, corporate version.
| Why! Because I don't agree with product activation and I
| change my system frequently. I just can't be bothered
| with the bullshit!
|
| As far as I am concerned, Microsoft has gotten my money
| and I can run any version Of Windows XP (except the
| server editions) that I want.
|
| No comments necessary!

 

[anonymous]

good for you...........................
by the way when you buy set of tires for your car you
waiver the road-side damage option? i guess you do
because you "don't agree with product activation".
we know you don't have cable tv service or dsl for your
internet connection. how did you get this message thru?
do you get snail mail from postal service? "activation"
your children go to school? the list goes on...on...
goto ebay you could sell the xp-pro package.

 

[falcon]

I "DID NOT" buy an OEM version. I never would buy an OEM
version! I paid $299 for a full "RETAIL" version (for a
computer without an operating system)!

 

[Michael Stevens]

I purchased, 2 years ago, a retail version of Windows XP
Professional (for computers without an operating system).

That being said, I have never opened the retail box -
don't even know what the install key is!

Why? Because I use the, so called, corporate version.
Why! Because I don't agree with product activation and I
change my system frequently. I just can't be bothered
with the bullshit!

As far as I am concerned, Microsoft has gotten my money
and I can run any version Of Windows XP (except the
server editions) that I want.

No comments necessary!

ROTFLMAO and congrats...feel better now? You may be "legal" to buy beer,
drive a car or work in the country where you reside, etc., but you are not
in "compliance" with any Microsoft EULA pertaining to an XP you agreed to
install. You broke a contract not a law. Breaking a contract can still cost
you time and money if contested. Not making judgment, just setting the facts
straight.
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[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

You are not legally.
You are running an unlicensed/stolen/pirated version of Windows XP.
If you wish to become "legal" you must install the properly purchased and
licensed copy of Windows XP you purchased.

Of course at the moment your PC is running without the appropriate level of
patches and fixes and the situation will only get worse as more and more
software explicitly requires certain Service Pack revisions and patch levels
which you will not have access to by virtue of your "illegal" Windows XP
license.

You obviously cannot be bothered with the only required to do it once B.S.
of 2 extra mouse clicks to activate over the Internet. (or a 4 minute toll
free call). And for this you would rather put your system and your data at
risk.

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Regards,

Mike
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
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[Jim Macklin]

OK, you're legal to use the retail OS with the retail
product key. The "corporate" version is not legal for
private use.


| I "DID NOT" buy an OEM version. I never would buy an OEM
| version! I paid $299 for a full "RETAIL" version (for a
| computer without an operating system)!
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >You bought a Microsoft OEM not a retail version, you are
| NOT
| >in compliance with the EULA.
| >"Windows XP | Professional (for computers without an
| >operating system)."
| >
| >| >| I purchased, 2 years ago, a retail version of Windows
| XP
| >| Professional (for computers without an operating
| system).
| >|
| >| That being said, I have never opened the retail box -
| >| don't even know what the install key is!
| >|
| >| Why? Because I use the, so called, corporate version.
| >| Why! Because I don't agree with product activation and
| I
| >| change my system frequently. I just can't be bothered
| >| with the bullshit!
| >|
| >| As far as I am concerned, Microsoft has gotten my money
| >| and I can run any version Of Windows XP (except the
| >| server editions) that I want.
| >|
| >| No comments necessary!
| >
| >
| >.
| >

 

[falcon]

I have no "moral" concerns what-so-ever with what I am
doing! The money I have paid Microsoft has, long since,
gone into their war chest, or bought B.G's daughter a new
skirt!

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

Mike,

Waiting to see a post from you. Can you explain why there are sooo many
posts displayed that begin, out of thread, with re:

It seems that about 40-50% of the posts I am seeing are "out of thread". I
have reset the newsgroups. This didn't help.

I am using Outlook Express, with all current updates installed. This began
about 3 weeks ago when you (Microsoft) was having so many problems with
these news groups! So, what's up now?

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

"Crusty O B"

I know what you mean.

There are occasions when you see a sudden rush of RE: topic post that seem
to be replies but the original post is either missing or something else.
As you are aware we did have a number of issues a few weeks ago with the SQL
and News servers that are behind msnews.microsoft.com.
Since then I too have done a complete reset of all my groups in Outlook
Express. I have only seen a few RE:topic out of thread posts since then.
Not sure if there is anything going on specifically at our end.
One other thing if you see these out of thread RE: posts - it can be related
to a recent increase in the number of posters using the Web based posting
interface and not replying "on thread".

I'll keep a watch on this for now. Thanks for the heads up

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Mike
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[Alan]

Dear "falcon,"

I suspect that if you didn't want any comments, you would not have bothered
to post your feelings in a very public newsgroup.

You and Kurttrail must be distant relatives.

Alan

 

[kurttrail]

You bought a Microsoft OEM not a retail version, you are NOT
in compliance with the EULA.
"Windows XP | Professional (for computers without an
operating system)."

ROFL! I love it when you MicroGroupies think you're psychic!

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[Guest]

Thats silly, you got ripped off>

http://www.9software.com/

 

[kurttrail]

You are not legally.
You are running an unlicensed/stolen/pirated version of Windows XP.
If you wish to become "legal" you must install the properly purchased
and licensed copy of Windows XP you purchased.

Of course at the moment your PC is running without the appropriate
level of patches and fixes and the situation will only get worse as
more and more software explicitly requires certain Service Pack
revisions and patch levels which you will not have access to by
virtue of your "illegal" Windows XP license.

You obviously cannot be bothered with the only required to do it once
B.S. of 2 extra mouse clicks to activate over the Internet. (or a 4
minute toll free call). And for this you would rather put your system
and your data at risk.

Another MicroPsychic! How the hell do you know that he isn't patched?
Only two VL keys have been disabled from patching since SP1. All you
need is the XP keygen circumvent it.

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[Guest]

They need to all hold hands and have a circle jerk !!!!!

 

[kurttrail]

Dear "falcon,"

I suspect that if you didn't want any comments, you would not have
bothered to post your feelings in a very public newsgroup.

You and Kurttrail must be distant relatives.

Why do you think people, that don't believe tha MS has the right to tell
us what we can & can not do in the privacy of our homes, are related.

The inbred view would be to think that some convicted predatory
monopolist has any rights in anybodies home. Hell isn't your daddy your
granddaddy too?

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[kurttrail]

They need to all hold hands and have a circle jerk !!!!!

LOL! That's what this group is really for. It's a virtual cricle jerk
arena for them!

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[Alan]

kurt,

You might -- and I emphasize "might" -- have had a point the first, second
and, hell, even the third time you voiced your now-all-too-familiar gripe.

But, to repeat the same thing over and over again, you are losing whatever
audience for your opinions that you otherwise might have.

Our eyes are glazing over, reading the same shit from you. If you just want
to see your name in the newsgroups, then post the verses to a song.

Oh, and while you brought up the subject of being inbred, isn't that
something that folks from your part of the country -- you know, where people
say "y'all" -- tend to do?

Alan

 

[P.X. Twitt]

compliance with the EULA is not necessary, unless you live in the state of
Washington. Its copyright laws that govern the use elsewhere. Before anyone
replies to this, show me where MSFT has filed a claim against anyone living
outside Washington for violating their EULA. If the government viewed piracy
the way MSFT views it, then everyone would be either in jail or broke.

 

[Alex Nichol]

Not sure if there is anything going on specifically at our end.
One other thing if you see these out of thread RE: posts - it can be related
to a recent increase in the number of posters using the Web based posting
interface and not replying "on thread".

One cause I run into is that I clear old messages out of my local store
(using Agent, but it would apply with other newsreaders) after a few
days. And there are some posts that appear to be replies to posts that
were made a week or more before, There is Peter Hutchison for example
who seems to put a lot of effort into posting replies so long after that
the chance of the OP ever reading them in low.

Another cause can arise if someone puts in a kill rule on a poster, and
then others reply to him - there are some around who may have tried
patience to the point of generating Deletes, though my own practice is
just to mark as read so as to skip easily but still see who other posts
are responding to