Subj : Re: Forced registration in Whistler To : Geo. From : Randall Parker Date : Mon Mar 26 2001 02:10 am From: Randall Parker On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:55:22 -0500 esteemed Geo. did'st hold forth thusly: > With the way MS drops support for old versions of windows, I wonder how long > it will be before you cannot reregister an old version online anymore. I > think before anyone buys windows XP that MS should commit to some predefined > time period where they guarantee that we will be able to reregister the > software online. Without that information I would be very worried about > using windows XP. Geo, Since you have so many machines and since MS supposedly (someone correct me if I'm wrong) is going to offer a volume site license version that doesn't require the key to be entered couldn't you personally just use that? I realize it doesn't solve the general case for everyone. But it ought to solve it for you. One big thing about this I don't understand: If MS is going to offer a version that doesn't require the authentication then how long will it take for that version to come into the hands of bootleggers? Is MS going to inconvenience all their legal customers while not providing any real obstacle at all to the bootleggers? --- BBBS/NT v4.00 MP * Origin: Barktopia Gating Project http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) .