Just a heads up to those of you who might use less than legit copies of Windows XP, seems they upgraded their validation tool program so now it can't be disabled (which use to let you update your system). I learned of this last night when my brother updated his windows and now gets messages popping up on his system telling him his OS is invaild. Looks like he'll have to fork out for a legit copy now.

Also for those of you who arn't aware, Microsoft are allowing those people who do use pirates OS's to upgrade to legit versions much cheaper than what it would cost going down and purchasing the OS from any store.

your 'brother' hey.

i also bet your 'brother' got you banned off the cs servers for teamkilling...

LOL, seriously it was. He only uses his computer for online poker and porn. And I don't play CS =P

Saw that update on my home PC last night, selected to decline the EULA of the 'upgrade' and it just went away and my XP is legit.

Yeah, elvis upgraded my comp once and then it went downhill after that. Silly silly man! He should have known better

I haven't got this yet. Not that I care cause our PCs are all legit.

There is a patch for it already :)

gawd, asif you wouldn't have just bought it already

Microsoft are allowing those people who do use pirates OS's to upgrade to legit versions much cheaper than what it would cost going down and purchasing the OS from any store.

Got a link to this? Would like to see some doco on that

My brother purchased the XP Professional from them for $238 (you're directed to the site once you try to upgrade your pirated copy). They send you the CD key and link to the site to change it 2 days later, and in 2-4 weeks you receive your actual CD (if you need to reinstall). Harvey Norman are currently selling it for $479.

link

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last edited by Tanaka Khan at 15:22:42 27/Apr/06

gawd, asif you wouldn't have just bought it already

I have a legitimate license thanks to UQ, but ended up installing a pirate copy as I got sick of ringing up Microsoft to get some Indian to re-activate my OS everytime I changed a fkn chunk of hardware.

Thumbs down to product [re]activation.

yeah I saw that too, and unchecked that box

Just buy a Dell copy off Ebay for cheap (well, < $100), they work/install just like full versions.

that is technically ileagal saint, since those copys are only meant to ship with DELL pc's

Declined +1

automatic updates still work fine.

heh just got that on my Update alert.

3 out of my 7 pc's were declined, dammit.

that is technically ileagal saint, since those copys are only meant to ship with DELL pc's

Alot come with some small piece of hardware or something so they aren't illegal. But anyway, from the software side of things a legit key is a legit key, and it's much better than having a warezed version.

3 out of my 7 pc's were declined, dammit.

is that 3 computers for yourself and one for each cat?

^ At least his cat's post more interesting s*** than you do...

My brother purchased the XP Professional from them for $238 (you're directed to the site once you try to upgrade your pirated copy). They send you the CD key and link to the site to change it 2 days later, and in 2-4 weeks you receive your actual CD (if you need to reinstall). Harvey Norman are currently selling it for $479.

Are u sure thats not US $238?

yea all over his carpet Hermi :P

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lolz!!!

Saw in the news paper or something the other day that harvey norman are selling XP pro for 100bucks.

dunno if its still going

go team MSDN-AA

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lolz!!!

It must have spyware in it.

CTD, that was student pricing

Also
@Umart

Product Name: Microsoft Windows XP PRO (OEM)
Warranty: 12 mths
Manufactures: Microsoft
$219.00

sif they only sell em with a new system.....

last edited by E.T. at 20:12:01 27/Apr/06

MSDN "ayyyyy"

I have a legitimate license thanks to UQ, but ended up installing a pirate copy as I got sick of ringing up Microsoft to get some Indian to re-activate my OS everytime I changed a fkn chunk of hardware.

Thumbs down to product [re]activation.

same here, except I got my cd from a store :(

why do they always punish those who do the RIGHT thing? f***ers! Hell, mine cried at me for re-activation when I upgraded the BIOS on my burner, now to me that's just f***ing wrong.

maybe I'll make a nice shiny holographic clock

last edited by whoop at 21:31:24 27/Apr/06

Are u sure thats not US $238?

Product Name: Windows XPPro Genuine Adv English Intl Direct CD & On-line Product Key
Qty: 1
Unit Price: 216.00
Item Total: 216.00

Subtotal: 216.00
Tax: 21.60
Total: 237.60 AUD
(AUD = Australian Dollar)

This was taken straight from my online receipt when I ordered myself a copy

thats not to bad of a price.

WTF is the problem here? Most of you are in IT i take it, sign up for the Microsoft Action Pack. For $700 a year you get 10 user licenses of all the software you could want (apart from Visual Studio) i.e. Office, WinXP+64bit, Win2003+64bit, SQL 2005, SBS, MOM, blah blah and it is a "software subscription" so fits in nicely as a tax deduction (speak to your account, don't believe me).

for those already in the bind of having done the update a system restore fixes the problem.

XP Home $99 with a piece of hardware ya cheap bastards

you dont need XP Pro!

XP Home is for f***ing gronks

no, XP home is for the standard gamer/home user who doesn't think they need to run a f***ing domain in their house. Bugger all other differences between XP home and pro other than some small security settings and networking things. Oh, and windows backup.

There's no real reason to run XP pro other than the fact it was the most warezed because home wasn't released with too many volume license keys, for obvious reasons.

WTF is the problem here? Most of you are in IT i take it, sign up for the Microsoft Action Pack.

You need to sell at least one Microsoft product to qualify don't you? You can't just sign up merely for being in the I.T/Engineering industry as far as I know.

Our company sold one piece of software and signed up :)

no, XP home is for the standard gamer/home user who doesn't think they need to run a f***ing domain in their house. Bugger all other differences between XP home and pro other than some small security settings and networking things. Oh, and windows backup.

actually I tried to use my friends' laptop with xp home on it. Half the s*** I tried to do was freaking missing. no decent networking s***, some other crap that I forget now. xp home is for the "know nothing mom and pop with a naieve daughter" user who use it for nothing more than email.

i have to agree with whoop XP home blows chunks.

Win2K for the win!

Win2K for the win!

Until it's no longer supported.

Win2k is for WoW and CS players.

I play cs and use windows xp, there goes your theory :)

actually I tried to use my friends' laptop with xp home on it. Half the s*** I tried to do was freaking missing. no decent networking s***, some other crap that I forget now. xp home is for the "know nothing mom and pop with a naieve daughter" user who use it for nothing more than email.

Other than windows networking (which is balls), and detailed permissions (which is a joke on windows anywyay), what is really missing?

Well, Just received my new XP key and the whole legitamizing process took 2 minutes. I should be getting the cd in a couple of weeks, no more hassles!

Now for the other pc's.

remote desktop without hacks that affect stability is missing
I reckon windows networking and windows acls are fine, what's so bad about them

There are still ways around the tool...

AFAIK it is possible to obtain a product key from MS that does not need to be reactivated when hardware changes occur. Not really sure how you go about this, but I have heard about it. Its generally for people like techs etc who chop and change stuff on a regular basis. Not 100% sure on this one so don't take my word for it :P

Well, received my legit copy of XP today, 6 days after ordering it (so much for 2-4 weeks), so all is now well with life!

Try getting a machine with XP home to connect to a network of 5 or more PC's an you'll see ANOTHER reason why XP homo is exactly that...

Well, received my legit copy of XP today, 6 days after ordering it (so much for 2-4 weeks), so all is now well with life!

But I thought this was your brother's problem?

Heehee :)

The first was (he brought this problem to my attention originally) and then I discovered 3 of my 7 systems had the same problem, so I purchased this for my main system and discovered other ways to fix my other machines. =)