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Windows XP Starter Edition Snubs P4, Athlon

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the for-starters-only dept.

Apu writes "CNET is reporting that Microsoft's Windows XP Starter Edition operating system specifically checks the result of the CPUID instruction on bootup and fails to continue if a Pentium 4 or Athlon processor is detected."

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  1. Funny by Bruha · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Really funny that they would think someone would want to pirate a crippled OS.

  2. keep it up by wardk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    they should just continue down the list of processors until there are none left.

    this could be their finest contribution to computing...by leaving.