Microsoft Plans Restrictions on Fixes

[tesco]

Not in the USA. Of all the people I know, I can count every person who doesn't have a computer on one hand.

me too. I know 3 people (1 person at school, and 2 family members).

[Adster]

it's cool....M$ can keep windows....
time for....LINUX!!!!!!!
i have already partitioned my drives...played around with a live distro...
now i just gotta get the balls to try a dual boot config & install linux
(my last attempt at a dual boot was baaaaaaad )
that was a long time ago though, hopefully i've learned a little since then

of course i'll keep a partition with a windows install for games, etc
locked down....with a chastity belt....
and profilactics in case the chastity belt fails

was teh fan too big

I might be lucky the errrrr pirated version of XP i have never was black marked didn't need to change keys

[zapjb]

Try it your way then Snny.

[peat moss]

@ zapjb, Just did mine , piece of cake! I had to reinstall Diskeeper ,but everything is great. PID and Serial # changed to legit ones . Thanks again .



Edit: Of course I had to redownload the newer winupdates .

[tesco]

@ zapjb, Just did mine , piece of cake! I had to reinstall Diskeeper ,but everything is great. PID and Serial # changed to legit ones . Thanks again .



Edit: Of course I had to redownload the newer winupdates .

yup that's what repair install does... everything that's part of windows is set back to the version on your cd.

[peat moss]

@Roscco, Goes to show you how many times I'v done a repair install.
Heres the link again , I passed this time :

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/h...s/default.mspx

[Izagaia]

It all makes me wonder:

exactly what is the numerical breakdown of the money that is paid-out at the retail level for each copy of Windows XP (or any software in general requiring a license) sold? Meaning what portion of that $149 USD price tag for Windows XP Professional SP2 goes into the expenses paid in creating/developing it? What portion does Microsoft and the retailer take to the bank? How is the retail determined when the product reaches international markets? Silly questions/curiosities, mind you... though probably not so silly are the answers to them. Probably quite sad really.

[Snee]

Try it your way then Snny.

I don't need to, 'cos I installed it with a valid serial (-640-) that's still working.

But the question was what else happens when you do the repair install, rather than just forcing xp to bring up the offline registration/keychanging menu.

[zapjb]

Don't know, don't care. Just know that I tried other ways after SP1 & lots of hot fixes. They did not work anymore. This does.

[fkdup74]

It all makes me wonder:

exactly what is the numerical breakdown of the money that is paid-out at the retail level for each copy of Windows XP (or any software in general requiring a license) sold? Meaning what portion of that $149 USD price tag for Windows XP Professional SP2 goes into the expenses paid in creating/developing it? What portion does Microsoft and the retailer take to the bank? How is the retail determined when the product reaches international markets? Silly questions/curiosities, mind you... though probably not so silly are the answers to them. Probably quite sad really.

i dont know the absolute truth of what i am about to say, but....
had one of my old bosses tell me once...
(and he is a wise old fkr too, so this may have some merit)
that the basic rule of thumb in business is:
if you cant make at least 70% profit it isnt worth doing

so, i dont know, use that for a guideline to a guesstimate i guess
going by that ....70% 0f $149 is $104 - thats bills profit, what he puts in the bank