Yes, this is old news. However, it might be that the submitter only tried it in France and there it was still allowed and already disallowed in pretty much all other European countries.. While not pandora, consider last.fm... They shut down in Europe too, except for a few select countries (Germany and the UK) you can still use it without subscription. Otherwise, it's just have to pay. (No way, I'm doing that.)
I might concede however NT4 is normally used on servers (it's a bit expensive for the desktop)
Windows NT4 was commonly used in big companies, even in the time when XP was already out. I personally remember a big bank having all workstations on NT4... because, hold your breath, Windows NT4 has a Workstation version!
Windows 2000 was the successor of Windows NT4 Workstation. So, you either are a very young one in the IT business, or you only used the 9x branch of Windows, which died with Windows ME
If I don't need to carry anything I will ride my bike.
To me that would me having to pass the Category A driving license and I have no intention at all to pay for driving lessons. Well, someday perhaps I will have money spare for such frivolities, but right now I can only drive cars.
Nothing illegal about modifying your hardware. Apple users have been doing that forever because of the insane margins Apple takes on RAM. Worst case you lose your warranty. Just keep the original RAM, put it back when there is a problem and nobody will even notice;-)
I upgraded my EEE 701 4G the day it came in from 512Meg RAM to 2Gig RAM. That said, I rarely use it all up. Debian Lenny, LXDE , Iceweasel and Icedove never use up even 512Meg RAM.
So, pretty much... What I did was correct. This solution (Wall-Wart Server) rules out both a) and b) (and probably c), but I wouldn't know). Leaves solution d), which means you don't have a "real" phone line anymore.
I need my phone line anyway. No way to get DSL without a phoneline, so, I have ISDN, that's pretty common where I live and I have an HFC ISDN card supported by mISDN.... I could make a home-asterisk server. I don't see the point for now as I don't have yet teenaged daughters that call hours at a time;-)
Well... I haven't found any of those yet. Bad caps tend to show quite early in the lifecycle of a computer. Since P-IV's are pretty old by now, the probability of finding one with bad caps is low. Also, if a machine doesn't work, it gets sent back to the dumpster.;-)
Its hard to argue to keep an early P4 machine when a few components start failing whenever you can get a machine thats much more powerful for ~$300.
Except that most likely early P4 machines are not failing. I'm typing this on a P-IV 2.6GHz machine. It's been running since fall 2003. Yes, I did some minor upgrades: Notably, 512Meg RAM to 2Gig RAM, 120Gig IDE HD to 500Gig SATA and a better graphics card, but that was mainly because I got it out of another machine... The original, while only DX7 would have done fine: I don't play games. None of these upgrades were necessary. The 2Gig were on sale (and is the maximum possible according to the motherboard documentation). The harddisk, I could have avoided by copying superfluous stuff to a terabyte-USB disk.
In the same room I have a P-IV 1.9GHz with 512Meg RDRAM. I got it out of a dumpster. Works perfectly fine. No components are failing.
The components that most often fail in computers are in order: power supplies, fans, and harddisk. Only the last one is really a problem. None of them are expensive to replace.
Sure, a 300€ PC bought new would blow away performance-wise, but keep in mind that I save 300€ by not spending money on a new machine since my current one does everything I need. Before you say anything: yes, I probably upgraded it in excess of 300€ (after all, those upgrades were done over a span of 6 years), but I spent them ages ago. Not now...
In that case the original posters theory falls apart, doesn't it? I was just pointing (with a bit humour) out that unpasteurized cheese exists within Europe. You point out that it exists within the US (and is most likely also imported into the US, so it can't be an import restriction. I cannot imagine that Roquefort isn't available in the US). Conclusion: it's not pasteurisation.
I can't just lock down their accounts, because it's not my computer and the kids would throw a bitchfit. I tried it once.
To me it's that or they are on their own. I know how to make a machine run correctly without Admin (Yes, including games) and nobody except me has a business installing stuff on a computer which I am kind enough to administrate for free.
Kids, especially teenagers should not get Admin on any machine. No discussion.
No, that isn't piracy... Having a HP WinXP OEM CD or a Fujitsu OEM CD or an Asus OEM CD (need I go on?) is not piracy. You cannot install them without a correct key. This correct key is usually pasted on the machine. I often have the same problem. Someone comes along and has a HP with WinXP Home in French. I cannot help them, because their harddisk is fucked up and I do not have a HP OEM WinXP Home CD in French.
I could help them if I had such a CD without having a key myself. Just the ISO, ready to be used if someone comes along needing help. I don't use the software illegally. I do not have a key, not even an illegal one.
By now, I have found that one can install a VLK version of WinXP Pro and if the machine has a WinXP Pro sticker, I can change the (obviously illegal VLK) with their legal key. It's done withe a tool by Microsoft. I have not yet found a solution for XP Home installations.
So, no...Just having the ISO isn't piracy... Running it without a valid license is.
Okay, I accept that. It did give the impression to me that Win2000 was unsuccessful. You didn't mention anything about centuries, but... okay. To me you did imply that both ME and 2k were unsuccessful, and only one of those assertions is true. That you didn't mean that and take it back gives you bonus points.
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Yes, this is old news. However, it might be that the submitter only tried it in France and there it was still allowed and already disallowed in pretty much all other European countries.. While not pandora, consider last.fm... They shut down in Europe too, except for a few select countries (Germany and the UK) you can still use it without subscription. Otherwise, it's just have to pay. (No way, I'm doing that.)
Windows NT4 was commonly used in big companies, even in the time when XP was already out. I personally remember a big bank having all workstations on NT4... because, hold your breath, Windows NT4 has a Workstation version!
Windows 2000 was the successor of Windows NT4 Workstation. So, you either are a very young one in the IT business, or you only used the 9x branch of Windows, which died with Windows ME
Just a clarification.... When you said bike, I assumed a motorbike. If you meant the human powered version, disregard my comment.
To me that would me having to pass the Category A driving license and I have no intention at all to pay for driving lessons. Well, someday perhaps I will have money spare for such frivolities, but right now I can only drive cars.
Alas, that comment needs to be modded Insightful....
Nothing illegal about modifying your hardware. Apple users have been doing that forever because of the insane margins Apple takes on RAM. Worst case you lose your warranty. Just keep the original RAM, put it back when there is a problem and nobody will even notice ;-)
I upgraded my EEE 701 4G the day it came in from 512Meg RAM to 2Gig RAM. That said, I rarely use it all up. Debian Lenny, LXDE , Iceweasel and Icedove never use up even 512Meg RAM.
Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
No command line involved.
So, pretty much... What I did was correct. This solution (Wall-Wart Server) rules out both a) and b) (and probably c), but I wouldn't know). Leaves solution d), which means you don't have a "real" phone line anymore.
I need my phone line anyway. No way to get DSL without a phoneline, so, I have ISDN, that's pretty common where I live and I have an HFC ISDN card supported by mISDN.... I could make a home-asterisk server. I don't see the point for now as I don't have yet teenaged daughters that call hours at a time ;-)
Well... I haven't found any of those yet. Bad caps tend to show quite early in the lifecycle of a computer. Since P-IV's are pretty old by now, the probability of finding one with bad caps is low. Also, if a machine doesn't work, it gets sent back to the dumpster. ;-)
Except for the EEE 701, neither have I.
My current server is a frigging AMD64 3400+.... From a dumpster. That would make a nice desktop.
Except that most likely early P4 machines are not failing. I'm typing this on a P-IV 2.6GHz machine. It's been running since fall 2003. Yes, I did some minor upgrades: Notably, 512Meg RAM to 2Gig RAM, 120Gig IDE HD to 500Gig SATA and a better graphics card, but that was mainly because I got it out of another machine... The original, while only DX7 would have done fine: I don't play games. None of these upgrades were necessary. The 2Gig were on sale (and is the maximum possible according to the motherboard documentation). The harddisk, I could have avoided by copying superfluous stuff to a terabyte-USB disk.
In the same room I have a P-IV 1.9GHz with 512Meg RDRAM. I got it out of a dumpster. Works perfectly fine. No components are failing.
The components that most often fail in computers are in order: power supplies, fans, and harddisk. Only the last one is really a problem. None of them are expensive to replace.
Sure, a 300€ PC bought new would blow away performance-wise, but keep in mind that I save 300€ by not spending money on a new machine since my current one does everything I need. Before you say anything: yes, I probably upgraded it in excess of 300€ (after all, those upgrades were done over a span of 6 years), but I spent them ages ago. Not now...
300€ is a lot of beer I can drink instead ;-)
a) A soufflé isn't an omelette....
b) Most hilarious comment I ever read....
I'm waiting....
They're just trying to correct injust mods... While I'm there and I'll risk some Karma....The origin of life by cdk007. Abiogenesis illustrated.
I was on my netbook... I'm usually logged into my Troll account on that one. Should have checked. Oh, well, got plenty of Karma...
Abiogenesis.... Take that ID-iots!
In that case the original posters theory falls apart, doesn't it? I was just pointing (with a bit humour) out that unpasteurized cheese exists within Europe. You point out that it exists within the US (and is most likely also imported into the US, so it can't be an import restriction. I cannot imagine that Roquefort isn't available in the US). Conclusion: it's not pasteurisation.
Pasteuriser nos fromages? Non! Mais quels barbares ces Américains!
(I'm not French, but Roquefort is not pasteurized.)
"Steam for Windows".... That might actually be a very good idea...
To me it's that or they are on their own. I know how to make a machine run correctly without Admin (Yes, including games) and nobody except me has a business installing stuff on a computer which I am kind enough to administrate for free.
Kids, especially teenagers should not get Admin on any machine. No discussion.
No, that isn't piracy... Having a HP WinXP OEM CD or a Fujitsu OEM CD or an Asus OEM CD (need I go on?) is not piracy. You cannot install them without a correct key. This correct key is usually pasted on the machine. I often have the same problem. Someone comes along and has a HP with WinXP Home in French. I cannot help them, because their harddisk is fucked up and I do not have a HP OEM WinXP Home CD in French.
I could help them if I had such a CD without having a key myself. Just the ISO, ready to be used if someone comes along needing help. I don't use the software illegally. I do not have a key, not even an illegal one.
By now, I have found that one can install a VLK version of WinXP Pro and if the machine has a WinXP Pro sticker, I can change the (obviously illegal VLK) with their legal key. It's done withe a tool by Microsoft. I have not yet found a solution for XP Home installations.
So, no...Just having the ISO isn't piracy... Running it without a valid license is.
I'm pretty sure CPUZ can tell you, and if you're running Linux, this information is in /proc/cpuinfo.
Okay, I accept that. It did give the impression to me that Win2000 was unsuccessful. You didn't mention anything about centuries, but... okay. To me you did imply that both ME and 2k were unsuccessful, and only one of those assertions is true. That you didn't mean that and take it back gives you bonus points.
Ok, granted.... forgot that one.... Didn't Win2000 have a font smoothing technology? Not sure, I haven't used it in a while.
Funny thing is that a ssh tunnel would do the same... Use the remote machine to make your connections for Pidgin, etc....