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Why is Microsoft Patching XP?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-wouldn't-believe-me-if-i-told-you dept.

akkarin noted a story about a new Service patch for XP. Dubbed SP2c, the new service patch contains no bug fixes or features. Instead, this exciting patch exists only to add new valid active product registration keys. Oops.

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  1. well... by silverkniveshotmail. · · Score: 5, Funny

    Without a service pack it just doesn't feel like windows.

    1. Re:well... by that+IT+girl · · Score: 5, Funny

      Haha, good point! I like this because it's kind of like they're admitting that nobody likes Vista and that they're still going to have people wanting XP, despite the fact that you can't find a new computer loaded with it anymore. People are willing to go out of their way to get XP versus Vista.

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    2. Re:well... by Vulva+R.+Thompson,+P · · Score: 5, Funny

      Each Tuesday morning everyone in our office kneels, faces west and screams "Blessed Be Ballmer!" repeatedly. We know He's listening because sometimes the angels reward us with a little icon in our trays.

      We tried it once with the Ubuntu god but it just felt blasphemous and unclean.

  2. NT4 called... by thatskinnyguy · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... and they're kinda nervous about their service release record being broken...

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  3. Uninstall by sjaguar · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder how hard it will be to uninstall when it does not work.

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  4. Re:I'm so glad ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm glad I stayed with Windows 98 Second Edition so I don't have to deal with all these endless updates and patches.

  5. Re:you can patch in new keys? by sqrt(2) · · Score: 5, Funny

    The coolest MS activation hack I've seen is for vista. They emulate an OEM bios (usually asus) and install a key that allows the OS not to have to be activated via the internet (lest consumers have to deal with that after buying their new Vista machine). Works flawlessly, well from what I've heard it does. How would I know?

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