Subj : Windows Update
To   : Rolf Edlund
From : Bob Bainbridge
Date : Sat Mar 01 2003 08:07 pm

 BB> I wouldn't worry about it. Win2k doesn't use the Activation scheme
 BB> incorporated by Microsoft that checks your installed ahrdware.

 RE> Ok. I don't think he is thinking of hardware, but of MS 
 RE> in some way can check the ID code of W2K. And that way 
 RE> see, that he's not using a licenced version.

 RE> ... Me and you and a dog named Boo.

My line of thinking was that the only clue MS would have that the program was 
being run on an unlicensed PC would be by checking the hardware (ala WinXP). As 
far as MS knows the original purchaser is downloading updates.

Bob Bainbridge <Team OS/2>
bob_bainbridge@prodigy.net

--- Maximus/2 3.01
 * Origin: COMM Port OS/2 juge.com 204.89.247.1 (281) 980-9671 (1:106/2000)

.