Comments on: Three XP Keys, But No XP Install http://www.earobinson.org/2008/05/22/three-xp-keys-but-no-xp-install/ “Brilliant people simplify things, and mediocre people complicate things.” — Unknown Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:59:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Randi Pollard http://www.earobinson.org/2008/05/22/three-xp-keys-but-no-xp-install/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 Randi Pollard Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:30:17 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/?p=112#comment-1127 1butmdw92aoxgenj 1butmdw92aoxgenj

]]> By: earobinson http://www.earobinson.org/2008/05/22/three-xp-keys-but-no-xp-install/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 earobinson Fri, 23 May 2008 14:56:20 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/?p=112#comment-1126 AFAIK the laws about if I could borrow the CD or not vary from country to country. That said I dont know anyone else in Toronto with a Dell laptop with Media Center XP on it with the CD's Do you? AFAIK the laws about if I could borrow the CD or not vary from country to country. That said I dont know anyone else in Toronto with a Dell laptop with Media Center XP on it with the CD’s Do you?

]]> By: Noridlo http://www.earobinson.org/2008/05/22/three-xp-keys-but-no-xp-install/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Noridlo Thu, 22 May 2008 22:26:09 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/?p=112#comment-1125 If you download the iso, isn't this borrowing? If the end results in using your own valid license, I do not see piracy. If you download the iso, isn’t this borrowing? If the end results in using your own valid license, I do not see piracy.

]]> By: AmIAPirate? http://www.earobinson.org/2008/05/22/three-xp-keys-but-no-xp-install/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 AmIAPirate? Thu, 22 May 2008 21:38:34 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/?p=112#comment-1124 If you are borrowing media, would it not make sense to download the ISO with BitTorrent? I mean you have the right to use the software, so why should you not have a means to install it? I understand this verges on piracy - but where is the line? If you are borrowing media, would it not make sense to download the ISO with BitTorrent? I mean you have the right to use the software, so why should you not have a means to install it?

I understand this verges on piracy – but where is the line?

]]> By: Noridlo http://www.earobinson.org/2008/05/22/three-xp-keys-but-no-xp-install/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 Noridlo Thu, 22 May 2008 20:59:49 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/?p=112#comment-1123 If you can borrow a copy of Windows Media center with valid key. Then install using the valid borrowed key. Do not register. Go online and download magical jellybean keyfinder. Use this tool to find and change you key to the proper one for your system. Now you can go online and register. This tool is based on a tool provided by MS and provides a valid work around for when you do not already have the install disks handy. Hope this helps. If you can borrow a copy of Windows Media center with valid key. Then install using the valid borrowed key. Do not register. Go online and download magical jellybean keyfinder. Use this tool to find and change you key to the proper one for your system. Now you can go online and register. This tool is based on a tool provided by MS and provides a valid work around for when you do not already have the install disks handy. Hope this helps.

]]> By: earobinson http://www.earobinson.org/2008/05/22/three-xp-keys-but-no-xp-install/comment-page-1/#comment-1122 earobinson Thu, 22 May 2008 19:10:40 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/?p=112#comment-1122 Glad to see other people are feeling my pain and I'm not alone :) Glad to see other people are feeling my pain and I’m not alone :)

]]> By: Derrick http://www.earobinson.org/2008/05/22/three-xp-keys-but-no-xp-install/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 Derrick Thu, 22 May 2008 16:39:55 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/?p=112#comment-1121 Ya know... that's what got me using Linux (and specifically Ubuntu) in the first place. After two years of no problems on my Windows box, I booted up one day and the Windows Genuine Advantage popped up while running Windows Update and told me that my XP key was invalid. Funny... I'd never had a problem with it before, and I had key. It looked right to me. No matter what, it wouldn't install. I certainly wasn't going to spend $200 on a new copy of XP - especially not for a PIII 550 based machine that I bought at auction after it was end of life and kept WAY too long. Ya know… that’s what got me using Linux (and specifically Ubuntu) in the first place. After two years of no problems on my Windows box, I booted up one day and the Windows Genuine Advantage popped up while running Windows Update and told me that my XP key was invalid. Funny… I’d never had a problem with it before, and I had key. It looked right to me. No matter what, it wouldn’t install. I certainly wasn’t going to spend $200 on a new copy of XP – especially not for a PIII 550 based machine that I bought at auction after it was end of life and kept WAY too long.

]]> By: Alex http://www.earobinson.org/2008/05/22/three-xp-keys-but-no-xp-install/comment-page-1/#comment-1120 Alex Thu, 22 May 2008 16:17:20 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/?p=112#comment-1120 I feel your pain. I built a desktop two years ago, and I bought the OEM version of XP because I thought the non-OEM prices were outrageous. A couple days ago, I started having strange issues on boot-up and under 64-bit Ubuntu (not 32-bit XP, at least not as far as I can tell), so I decided to update the BIOS, hoping that would fix the new problems and the older annoyances. Well, that motherboard is now a fancy-looking paperweight, so I'm buying a new one. I'm sure XP is going to refuse to activate, since I've also changed the graphics card twice and the CPU one, so I'm just not going to use it anymore. It's enough of a pain to get it set up in the first place, and now Microsoft is making a bad situation worse. It feels good to finally leave an abusive relationship. I feel your pain. I built a desktop two years ago, and I bought the OEM version of XP because I thought the non-OEM prices were outrageous. A couple days ago, I started having strange issues on boot-up and under 64-bit Ubuntu (not 32-bit XP, at least not as far as I can tell), so I decided to update the BIOS, hoping that would fix the new problems and the older annoyances. Well, that motherboard is now a fancy-looking paperweight, so I’m buying a new one. I’m sure XP is going to refuse to activate, since I’ve also changed the graphics card twice and the CPU one, so I’m just not going to use it anymore. It’s enough of a pain to get it set up in the first place, and now Microsoft is making a bad situation worse. It feels good to finally leave an abusive relationship.

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