"Michael Stevens" wrote in message
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Michael Stevens wrote:
Newt wrote:
A friend has told me that if you use a copied version of xp or me
that it sends details to MS and that MS have the ability to send info
back in Visual Basic to disable your pc. I didnt think this would be
true but thought I'd ask you lot to shed some light on this.
He seems to think that if there is more than one copy of OS with same
or generated cd key that MS can track you down or render your pc
useless remotely.
True or false?
What are the real risks of this?
Newt

Newt,
Check the link below for some non-urban legend information on
activation.

Woops!! forgot the link as Newt pointed out the link wasn't on my web
site.
8-)
More info on XP activation.
http://aumha.org/a/wpa.htm
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It isn't all there is, though. A list of software on your machine DOES get
sent to MS every time you use Windows Update over the web with XP.


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