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XP Service Pack Does the Impossible

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sworn-testimony-may-have-slight-inaccuracies dept.

Peyna writes "This article over at C|net discusses the upcoming Microsoft Windows XP service pack, which will contain the normal bug fixes, but more importantly, will make XP more modular, allowing you to override their default products. I assume this means Internet Explorer and possibly some other apps as well."

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  1. I can see it now.. by MongooseCN · · Score: 5, Funny
    Please select the default browser you would like to use:
    • Netscape

    Please press OK to continue.

    This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. No changes will be saved.

    --


    Outdoor digital photography, mostly in New Engl
  2. Re:Biting the hand that pirates it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Offer me a stripped down OS that presents an API subset limited to DirectX, OGL and enough of the WinAPI to let me install and start a game, at a reasonable price ($30) without any idiotic licensing or activation crap, and I'll buy it.

    You just described the XBox.

  3. New XP Activation Key! by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny
    Y0USO-34R3A-P1R4T-1N6B45-T4RD5