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32667	2002-01-24 11:24:00	What's A Kid To Do? Scribbled by Doug Radcliffe After installing Windows XP Professional on my system, I was confronted with the offer of the new .NET Passport account. I dutifully filled in all the information it asked for, but when it wanted to know my birthday, I did as I always do: I typed in the month, the day, and the current year, rightfully assuming that my age is nobody's business. Apparently they figured my age IS their business and so they promptly issued me a 'Kid's Passport.' After all, we don't want 10 month old toddlers making credit card purchases on the Internet. No problem. I'll just go in and update my profile with the correct information. Wrong. Toddlers can't get in to update their profiles. Well, then... I'll just delete my Passport and start all over. Wrong again. I can't get to that link, either. Well, Microsoft can surely help here, I thought. Their response to my first email was simply to update my profile. Great idea - if I could do it. The response to my second email told me that I would need to get parental consent to change my profile. Unfortunately, my parents have been deceased for more than twenty years and can no longer help me in my hour of need. The third email response (again) reminded me to get parental consent or to delete my passport and start over - neither of which is an option. They gave me an encouraging bit of news, however: a subsequent release of .NET Passport may contain a way to solve my problem. When this will happen wasn't stated. In desperation, I created another passport with a different email address, thinking I could become my own grandpa. No luck here, either. I'm a kid and they know it. Meanwhile, I get a lot of 'Page Cannot Be Displayed' messages. But that's okay. I'll be celebrating my first birthday next month, and if I can just hang in there until 2019, I'll be able to fix all of this on my own.	Guest (0)
32668	2002-01-24 19:36:00	Silly boy! That'll learn ya..	Guest (0)
32669	2002-01-25 01:38:00	Why does that not surprise me about microsoft? I myself am a very old internet user as I'm always born in 1900 and no one ever questions that :) In 4 months tine I'll be 102	Guest (0)
32670	2002-01-25 02:06:00	FUNNY THAT..... I have just finished installing XP on a friends computer, and when he filled in all the passport stuff, he did the same as you..... Guess what LOL At least he dosen't have to install Cyber Patrol Actually aside from that, have you noticed that Windows ME dosen't seem so bad after all Regards, ALAN :-)	Guest (0)
32671	2002-01-26 12:52:00	Stick to 98 second edition like all sensible people and move to 2000 if you dont play games and try xp in a year or 2 or 3 when all the bugs and patches are out!	Guest (0)
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