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| Thread ID: 50174 | 2004-10-12 22:43:00 | WinXP-home+SP2 unregistered rebel | swan (2648) | Press F1 |
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| 280698 | 2004-10-12 22:43:00 | Dear F1 forum, Requesting help to reboot my unregistered and now dead WinXP-home+SP2 desk top. The 30 days had just expired and I just refused to believe Bill would lock me out of my own computer with my own purchased OS. He did. On principle I refuse to register with Bill. What I have already tried: 1. Enter bios setup and make CD drive first boot and put in CD of: WinXP-home, Win2000, Win98se, NortonSW - all received message: "please put in system disc and hit any key. Then the system froze. 2. Enter bios setup and make floppy first boot and try AVG boot disc and then WinXP rescue disc. First try got an A: prompt before a freeze. 2nd try got blue setup screen and a freeze on "windows is examining your hardware". 3. I am contemplating Linux, but there are so many of my MS-compatible favourites that may not work with it. Sigh. Any suggestions are welcome. kind regards, Stephen |
swan (2648) | ||
| 280699 | 2004-10-12 23:00:00 | So what are you actually asking for help on? Getting your old windows installation back so you can activate it and learn from your mistake? Getting your old windows installation back and bypassing windows activation? Or do you want to reinstall windows? We cant offer any help on bypassing activation as thats illegal, I highly doubt you can resurect your old windows installation either. |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 280700 | 2004-10-12 23:03:00 | I'm guessing here, but when you say 'registering' do you mean 'activating'? If so, why are you so against activating your WinXP? The data is sent annonomously and no personal information is sent so what's the big deal? I agree that it becomes a pain in the neck when you've made so many changes to your system that you have to phone MS when you re-install, but you can blame the pirates for that. Are you aware that you can Activate without registering? |
POTUS (5276) | ||
| 280701 | 2004-10-12 23:04:00 | I understand your concerns for privacy, but you're by-and-large outa luck. There are a few things that you can do which involve patching the pidgen.dll but AFAIK these need to be done during installation. All I can do is wish you luck :-) Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 280702 | 2004-10-12 23:06:00 | > The data is sent annonomously > and no personal information is sent so what's the big > deal? It is now is it? How anonymous... High anonymity? Or totally anonymous? Gotto findnot.com and see how "anonymous" you are when you visit each and every website... You leave a trail across the net that YOU simply cannot erase. This includes your browser, OS, what website you've just been to and are coming from (e.g. from pressf1.co.nz to findnot.com), and a myriad of other information! Its a load of crap - Anonymous.... That's what Microsoft want you to believe! |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 280703 | 2004-10-12 23:10:00 | "How anonymous... High anonymity? Or totally anonymous?" The activation wizard doesn't even ask for any information - I'd say that's pretty much total. Does this really have to turn into a MS hate debate, chill, Chill? |
POTUS (5276) | ||
| 280704 | 2004-10-12 23:11:00 | Just to clarify something: You do NOT have to REGISTER Windows, as per the original post. You do have to ACTIVATE it however, which entirely different from registration. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 280705 | 2004-10-12 23:13:00 | Ive got no problem with Microsoft. I own a Desktop PC with an OEM copy of WinXP Home.... But to be fooled into believing its anonymous is another deal altogether ;-) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 280706 | 2004-10-13 00:14:00 | None of the above will have helped him much. Being a W98 user, neither can I. Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
| 280707 | 2004-10-13 00:18:00 | > The activation wizard doesn't even ask for any information - I'd say that's > pretty much total. Come come now! do you think they are going to ask you underpants size when they can get it far too easily by examining their OS (yes their OS, read the EULA). If they don't accept and store information from you during certain actions like activation, registration and updating, not to mention various digital media players and functions, why do they disclaim that they will not use that information they have obtained and will not pass it on to third parties? Mind you, the fine print elsewhere says they can do just this or that, if they so wish. I've got no problem with activation as a mechanism of preventing software piracy but the storage, except for the basic files needed to legitimise your copy, on your system and theirs is not right and beyond the purported purpose in my opinion. Swan, you might get some ideas from this website (snakefoot.fateback.com), but I think your up for a call to MS anyway. Is this a proprietary OEM installation a la Dell, HP, etc, a OEM or retail installation. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
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