They could also do away with tying OEM CD keys to OEM discs, so that you could use any Windows disc to wipe the system and do a clean install.
You can use any disk to reinstall. Might have to activate, but it can be done. If the machine has been activated 5 times, you need to do the Microsoft phone call. You may have to change the cd key during the activation part too.
I also just found an awesome (if it works) trick to eliminate the activation. Before wiping the xp box, copy c:\windows\system32\wpa.dbl to a flash drive.
Decline the activation, continue with install. Go into safe mode and copy the file over the existing one. Apparently, if the hardware hasn't changed, it will work.
You are a dumb one aren't you? I have excellent karma and can post at +2 forever. Keep burning up your karma. Soon the meta mods will eliminate your foolishness.
Burning and installing.. well that's another issue. Made 3 coasters with one burner, switched machines, burnt a working copy, installed with the original "problem" burner, installed the patch, rebooted, and crash to desktop. Guess I'll have to put an older machine together for this one. I don't think this likes sli.
Use automatic updates. Set it to notify you before download. Uncheck the WGA when it shows up. You should be able to download and install all the rest of the updates.
Going to their website though can be a problem. They've been know to restrict downloads until "validated". In that case, just search Google and you'll find a 3rd party download site.
Let's just get this out of the way first. BULLSHIT!
The rest of the world knows something suspicious went on, but America has their head in the sand.
Not long after this shit, there was a building in Europe, where the fire was so intense, it burned everything off. The steel structure was still standing but oxidizing flame was enough to melt or buckle steel in the trade center? The sheer ignorance of the American populace astounds me.
I think we're all (Canadians) secretly hoping that all the parties realize now that we can communicate and band together for a common purpose and put actual feet to these issues by showing up at demonstrations and writing letters.
Hopefully the government will see that we will become more active in politics and hold them accountable for selling us out, whatever the issue.
It was also the arrogance of, "you may have thought that we were gouging and screwing you before, (because of hidden tax) now you'll KNOW when we are.
I also think that because of this issue and the fact that we now have the internet with which to organize ourselves, we may actually do something about these laws before they become law. As you stated, history has shown that it's far more difficult to remove a law than to fight a bill.
Prentice was pretty freaked out before Christmas when an impromptu protest was set up in this very forum. Over 40 people showed up at his office the very next day for an Open House and proceeded to quiz him on this bill and his intentions. They thought there was no opposition to this. The were wrong then, and they're wrong now.
You are obviously ignorant of Canadian politics. If we are pissed off enough, we do MAJOR damage.
Examples:
1. William Davis, Tory premier of Ontario, who after giving full funding to Catholic schools, was tossed out of office after 40 years of consecutive Conservative rule.
2. Brian Mulroney, Ronny Reagans buddy, after introducing the Gouge and Screw Tax, had his MAJORITY government reduced to 2 seats in the next election.
These tories have been warned, enact this legislation and they will be destroyed politically. Harper won't be able to run for village mayor after we're through with him.
Big surprise.. workers getting screwed by their employers./sarcasm
When I was salaried, if I worked overtime, I took time off in lieu.
I also documented my time and funny enough, at the end of the year I was within a couple hours.
I hate day jobs.. much more fun being self-employed.
I "pirate" a game to see if the damn thing will work on my system.
If it does, and I like it, I buy it. I have about a dozen games like this that I play. Lots more that I've tried and deleted.
I still use the no-cd crack because that shit drives me crazy. It's lousy copy protection and it just pisses me off.
I can't believe you got voip to work at all. I had a satelite before.. ping times well over 1200ms. It was pretty much useless as far as I was concerned. 500 meg bandwidth cap a day so you couldn't even download an iso. Mine wasn't "shared", but it still sucked pretty bad.
Sorry about your luck, dial-up would probably be about the same though and a lot less money.
I have one of these and my wife wants me to make a fountain out of it. I'm thinking of putting plastic pipe around the outside edge and drilling a bunch of holes that would face the center. Put it on a brick foundation with a place for the storage tank and pump, put some rock in it and it should be pretty cool.
Will still be a while making it though... I've been a year on an addition to the house and cleaning up the mess that the previous owner left.
THANK YOU! That totally explains why my router has been rock solid since I moved my office. I had it hooked up to an outlet on an unknown cicuit and the damn thing needed rebooting weekly if not more.
I now have a server, the router, one machine and 2 printers running off a 30 amp circuit and it's been perfect.
Sure, Pickens he has some business interests in his wind power generation, but who cares. It is clean, renewable, and nearly always available. (And it produces *Zero* CO2)
I call Bull Shit. It may be "clean" when generating power, but how much gas is used to actually build, install and maintain these things? Indirectly they cause lots of co2 emissions and they aren't that great at generating power yet either. I'm surrounded by them and yet never see them running 24/7 though I have seen many windy days where NONE were funtioning. None out of hundreds.
Wind, solar and hydrogen are all pie in the sky pipe dreams, they may fill a niche and help out a bit, but they will never replace oil.
Sorry. You must have the hacker version or VLK of XP Pro.
All versions of XP except VLK have activation. It can be turned off during install by the guys that made the cd(Like HP or Dell). Check out n-lite if you haven't already.
If you take a normal install cd and use your key, you will get the activation prompts. For more fun, install WGA;-)
Why not just use something like a p3 1 ghz with medial portal on it and have it connect to the server? I have one with a haupage tuner to give me remote capabilities and it works perfectly. I put in a 500 gig hdd. Works great.
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They could also do away with tying OEM CD keys to OEM discs, so that you could use any Windows disc to wipe the system and do a clean install.
You can use any disk to reinstall. Might have to activate, but it can be done. If the machine has been activated 5 times, you need to do the Microsoft phone call. You may have to change the cd key during the activation part too.
I also just found an awesome (if it works) trick to eliminate the activation. Before wiping the xp box, copy c:\windows\system32\wpa.dbl to a flash drive. Decline the activation, continue with install. Go into safe mode and copy the file over the existing one. Apparently, if the hardware hasn't changed, it will work.
You are a dumb one aren't you? I have excellent karma and can post at +2 forever. Keep burning up your karma. Soon the meta mods will eliminate your foolishness.
Burning and installing.. well that's another issue. Made 3 coasters with one burner, switched machines, burnt a working copy, installed with the original "problem" burner, installed the patch, rebooted, and crash to desktop. Guess I'll have to put an older machine together for this one. I don't think this likes sli.
Like I give a fuck coward.
Going to their website though can be a problem. They've been know to restrict downloads until "validated". In that case, just search Google and you'll find a 3rd party download site.
Nice to see that you're man enough to identify yourself so that I could return the favour. I get about 20 points a week.
This has to be the best hot-button topic ever!
The rest of the world knows something suspicious went on, but America has their head in the sand. Not long after this shit, there was a building in Europe, where the fire was so intense, it burned everything off. The steel structure was still standing but oxidizing flame was enough to melt or buckle steel in the trade center? The sheer ignorance of the American populace astounds me.
Anyone I've seen play Warcrack is already hopelessly addicted. I wouldn't wish this on anyone.
Hopefully the government will see that we will become more active in politics and hold them accountable for selling us out, whatever the issue.
That's my pipe dream anyway.
I also think that because of this issue and the fact that we now have the internet with which to organize ourselves, we may actually do something about these laws before they become law. As you stated, history has shown that it's far more difficult to remove a law than to fight a bill.
Prentice was pretty freaked out before Christmas when an impromptu protest was set up in this very forum. Over 40 people showed up at his office the very next day for an Open House and proceeded to quiz him on this bill and his intentions. They thought there was no opposition to this. The were wrong then, and they're wrong now.
1. William Davis, Tory premier of Ontario, who after giving full funding to Catholic schools, was tossed out of office after 40 years of consecutive Conservative rule.
2. Brian Mulroney, Ronny Reagans buddy, after introducing the Gouge and Screw Tax, had his MAJORITY government reduced to 2 seats in the next election.
These tories have been warned, enact this legislation and they will be destroyed politically. Harper won't be able to run for village mayor after we're through with him.
When I was salaried, if I worked overtime, I took time off in lieu.
I also documented my time and funny enough, at the end of the year I was within a couple hours.
I hate day jobs.. much more fun being self-employed.
I "pirate" a game to see if the damn thing will work on my system.
If it does, and I like it, I buy it. I have about a dozen games like this that I play. Lots more that I've tried and deleted.
I still use the no-cd crack because that shit drives me crazy. It's lousy copy protection and it just pisses me off.
Sorry about your luck, dial-up would probably be about the same though and a lot less money.
Will still be a while making it though... I've been a year on an addition to the house and cleaning up the mess that the previous owner left.
Your right, it was a typo. 20 amp circuit on 12 guage wire.
I now have a server, the router, one machine and 2 printers running off a 30 amp circuit and it's been perfect.
Yep, Idiocracy was a documentary.
Sure, Pickens he has some business interests in his wind power generation, but who cares. It is clean, renewable, and nearly always available. (And it produces *Zero* CO2)
I call Bull Shit. It may be "clean" when generating power, but how much gas is used to actually build, install and maintain these things? Indirectly they cause lots of co2 emissions and they aren't that great at generating power yet either. I'm surrounded by them and yet never see them running 24/7 though I have seen many windy days where NONE were funtioning. None out of hundreds.
Wind, solar and hydrogen are all pie in the sky pipe dreams, they may fill a niche and help out a bit, but they will never replace oil.
This is sleazy, too bad they have a good free antivirus.
Didn't they make a movie about this?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/
Obvious now what their intent was.
If you take a normal install cd and use your key, you will get the activation prompts. For more fun, install WGA ;-)
Why not just use something like a p3 1 ghz with medial portal on it and have it connect to the server? I have one with a haupage tuner to give me remote capabilities and it works perfectly. I put in a 500 gig hdd. Works great.