"They have a right to try to stop or at least control that privacy and the product activation seems to be a fair way of ensuring that only legitimate software owners get to benefit from using it."What if I'm running a home network with five computers. You think I'm going to buy copies of Windows XP for every single one of them? Bite me. I'll go for the pirated version thanks.
Interesting...There maybe a way to install Windows XP on a different computer without activation though. I somehow managed to do it on one of my computer. I borrowed a Windows XP CD from a friend a couple of years ago and I tried to install it on one of my computers. Without knowing that I'd have to go through activation, I installed it and wanted to reformat the hard drive. I went over to my friend's house (the one I borrowed the cd from) and connected my hard drive to his computer and reformated. I went back home and tried installing XP again and found that I didn't need to activate it. If someone's willing to give it a try, tell me if it works.
carotidsAug 4, 2005
All of that isn't really needed. It's just one file. See...<a class="user" href="http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_installation_tips177.html">http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_installation_tips177.html</a>
ajb2015Aug 12, 2005
"They have a right to try to stop or at least control that privacy and the product activation seems to be a fair way of ensuring that only legitimate software owners get to benefit from using it."What if I'm running a home network with five computers. You think I'm going to buy copies of Windows XP for every single one of them? Bite me. I'll go for the pirated version thanks.
jesusphreakAug 12, 2005
Actually, I tried just replacing the wpa.dbl file just last night, and it didn't work.
niroAug 12, 2005
Sweet! I'll give it a try next time i re-install...
glitchbitAug 12, 2005
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absorbentpigAug 12, 2005
Interesting...There maybe a way to install Windows XP on a different computer without activation though. I somehow managed to do it on one of my computer. I borrowed a Windows XP CD from a friend a couple of years ago and I tried to install it on one of my computers. Without knowing that I'd have to go through activation, I installed it and wanted to reformat the hard drive. I went over to my friend's house (the one I borrowed the cd from) and connected my hard drive to his computer and reformated. I went back home and tried installing XP again and found that I didn't need to activate it. If someone's willing to give it a try, tell me if it works.
jctsup1Aug 12, 2005
Just o follow up on my previous comment - I work for a very large OEM and this does in fact work as long as you don't change the hardware