On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:39:17 +0100, "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


Dont worry. I suppose they can, it's not hard technically but I am
sure they won't becasue they will risk a lot of lawsuits - they can
never tell if I am just re-installing it after a harddisk failure or
after a virus attack.

We have to go thro the hassle of getting a new activiation key. That's
all.

AC