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> > BTW - Windows XP has a very excellent Help and Support.  I believe it to
> be
> > the best advancement of any portion of the product, compared to what was
> > done in Win98SE, Millennium or Windows 2K.  Go into H&S and put "List of
> > troubleshooters" in the Search section.

> You have to have remote desktop enabled to use that right? Which I've
> already disabled, along with any auto-update stuff too. I don't need my
hand
> held thanks.

> > > When did Microsoft become an authority in how many changes I can make
on
> > MY
> > > system?? WTF is that lame crap!

> > Yea, they really pissed off a lot of customers with this BS scheme. They
> > think they own us.

> > XP without the WPA is available easily on the net. The only ones who
> > suffer this are the people who buy it, not the people with illegal
copies.

> Mmmnnn... not quite.  There are 'legal' users, casual pirates, and
'expert'
> pirates.  It's the latter group who have got the 'non-WPA' versions of XP,
> but WPA is probably stopping the casual pirates.

> In any case, I can't think of anything that *requires* Windows XP to run.
I
> only use Windows (Me) for games.  It runs Grand Prix 2/3, GPL, NASCAR 4,
> Sports Car GT, TOCA 1/2, and a handful of demos, without any problems.  I
> certainly won't be upgrading (*unless* a stunning new game demands me to).
> All my other computing activities are carried out on different platforms,
> which free me from Microsoft!  :-)

> --
> Richard.

> "Free As A Bird.  It's the next best thing to be, free as a bird."

> --

> Steve Levett

> > Just do what has been suggested:  Don't buy Windows XP.  Don't install
> > Windows XP.  I haven't seen anyone among my friends twist anyone's arms
> and
> > force them into buying XP.  I've got friends who love Millennium, for
> > instance, and are happy with it on their systems.  Personally, I don't
> care
> > for it, so don't run it, and prefer Win98SE on the machines where I'm
not
> > running XP.  If something else works for you, and does what you want it
> to,
> > there is absolutely no reason at all to change.  The power of the
consumer
> > pocketbooks speaks volumes.
> > --
> > Chris H.
> > Microsoft MVP - Windows XP
> > Associate Expert
> > Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

> > > > When did Microsoft become an authority in how many changes I can
make
> on
> > > MY
> > > > system?? WTF is that lame crap!

> > > Yea, they really pissed off a lot of customers with this BS scheme.
They
> > > think they own us.

> > In any case, I can't think of anything that *requires* Windows XP to
run.

> If you want decent drivers for a Santa Cruz soundcard you do. There will
be
> more to follow also as hardware manufacturers focus on XP drivers and
slack
> off on Win98 driver support. Stop being an apologist, people have a right
to
> complain.

> > XP without the WPA is available easily on the net. The only ones who
> > suffer this are the people who buy it, not the people with illegal
copies.

> Mmmnnn... not quite.  There are 'legal' users, casual pirates, and
'expert'
> pirates.  It's the latter group who have got the 'non-WPA' versions of XP,
> but WPA is probably stopping the casual pirates.

> > When you agreed to the 'end user license agreement'.  If you don't like
> > it, then don't run the software.  It's perfectly simple.

> Which means we won't get new drivers for our expensive hardware either!
> Already lots of hardware manufacturers have their noses up Microsfts ass
> and are only writing new drivers for XP.

> >Keep in mind that during this whole process MICROSOFT had all of my data
> >locked up and held hostage by this stupid activation system.

> Thus setting up a scenario where MS decide to raise the activation to $400 or
> something, just out of the blue.  You'd have to pay the money, or lose all
your
> data.
> Sounds like extortion to me... :(

> >The NIC does carry extra weight in the calculation, Larry, plus you made
> >three other changes, too.  Remember, if you're going to make a lot of
> >changes, note the date you've activated because after 120 days the system
is
> >reset to "zero" amount of the calculated hardware changes.  This is sort
of
> >saying if you were 100 days into your first activation, changing of the
> >controller, hard drive and adding another drive (don't believe that's
> >counted, but anyway) would count only until the 121st day.

> So how to you troubleshoot problems caused by a new hardware install.
Common
> procedure(as stated by Larry) is to remove one or more components, and
find
> which ones cause the conflict.  Having to re-activate the OS adds another
drawn
> out(and stupid, IMHO) step...
> ...So why do we need this new whiz-bang system...?  I'll stick with
win98se for
> a while...  I change my configuration too often to deal with this shit.

> Eldred
> --
> Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
> Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
> GPLRank - under construction...

> Never argue with an idiot.  He brings you down to his level, then beats
you
> with experience...
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> > > XP without the WPA is available easily on the net. The only ones who
> > > suffer this are the people who buy it, not the people with illegal
> copies.

> > Mmmnnn... not quite.  There are 'legal' users, casual pirates, and
> 'expert'
> > pirates.  It's the latter group who have got the 'non-WPA' versions of
XP,
> > but WPA is probably stopping the casual pirates.

> Anyone who's avoiding even a pirated version of XP because of WPA doesn't
> even deserve the name 'pirate', really.  In fact, I've never seen a
> WPA-enabled version of XP floating around, period...it's as easy to get as
> most games and other programs, maybe even easier, despite being a 500MB
> download.

> Another thing.  I know lots of people using XP...but nobody who purchased
> it...