XP SP2 License Checking??

[fred]

Was the extra XP valid license checking in the original XP SP2 released in
Aug. 2004 or did that get added to SP2 a little later??

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Both SP1 and SP2 includes legitimate license checking.

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"fred" wrote:

| Was the extra XP valid license checking in the original XP SP2 released in
| Aug. 2004 or did that get added to SP2 a little later??

[fred]

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Both SP1 and SP2 includes legitimate license checking.

SP2 wont install as it claims the license may be invalid or some such. I
remember that pre-SP2 MS announced that SP2 would install even on pirated
copies of XP. Then I seem to recall that MS changed SP2 or update policies
in general sometime after release(8/04) to prevent such usage. Is my memory
correct?

> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "fred" wrote:
>
> | Was the extra XP valid license checking in the original XP SP2 released
> in
> | Aug. 2004 or did that get added to SP2 a little later??
>

[Malke]

fred wrote:

>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Both SP1 and SP2 includes legitimate license checking.
>
> SP2 wont install as it claims the license may be invalid or some such.
> I remember that pre-SP2 MS announced that SP2 would install even on
> pirated
> copies of XP. Then I seem to recall that MS changed SP2 or update
> policies
> in general sometime after release(8/04) to prevent such usage. Is my
> memory correct?

AFAIK (and in my hands-on experience with clients' machines), SP2 will
not install on a pirated XP. IIRC, that behavior has been consistent
since SP2 came out.

Malke
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"fred" wrote:

| SP2 wont install as it claims the license may be invalid or some such. I
| remember that pre-SP2 MS announced that SP2 would install even on pirated
| copies of XP. Then I seem to recall that MS changed SP2 or update policies
| in general sometime after release(8/04) to prevent such usage. Is my memory
| correct?