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I have way too much installed and I don't know how to make a hd image on my spare harddrive to even attempt it. If someone wants to PM how to do it feel free, but right now I'll stick with the betaIf your computer works fine - why fix it?
Not to be rude - but if you installed a "non" official patch - you should of expected what you got and should not in ANY way be mad @ MS for your issues.
It is not MS's fualt people can not wait for OFFICIAL LAUNCHES and jump the gun and download anything new with out checking it's source first.
This time around Microsoft may have found a much more destructive way to get rid off Illegal copies of WindowsXp than Service Pack1. Users installing SP1 on illegal copies would simply get a 'This is a pirated copy' error message. But now Microsoft has armed itself with a huge list of illegal CD keys ensuring that SP2 does not install. CORRECTED: It has been rumoured that the boot sector of the OS would be modified rendering the OS unusable.
I don't think MS would do something like that...do you know how many complaints they would get, and maybe even lawsuits they would end up in? For all the illegal CD keys there's got to be some users with an "illegal" key that purchased it legally. It's got to start somewhere.This time around Microsoft may have found a much more destructive way to get rid off Illegal copies of WindowsXp than Service Pack1. Users installing SP1 on illegal copies would simply get a 'This is a pirated copy' error message. But now Microsoft has armed itself with a huge list of illegal CD keys ensuring that SP2 does not install. CORRECTED: It has been rumoured that the boot sector of the OS would be modified rendering the OS unusable.
Enablingwolf said:Reading this post reminded me about an article I read awhile back. It made me think about it and when the full version of SP2 come out there might be a flurry of complaints, besides the "pre-release issues". Which are to be expected. Does MS still have the bug tracker thingy going?
Myself I am waiting for the official, even though I know my PC runs fine with SP2. I already tested it out and then ran my Drive Image 2002 afterwards. Got to love having a backup solution. In case of FUBAR, or to test out the latest trends.
Please don't take that I am accusing anyone of having pirated keys, I just found this tibit interesting.....This time around Microsoft may have found a much more destructive way to get rid off Illegal copies of WindowsXp than Service Pack1. Users installing SP1 on illegal copies would simply get a 'This is a pirated copy' error message. But now Microsoft has armed itself with a huge list of illegal CD keys ensuring that SP2 does not install. CORRECTED: It has been rumoured that the boot sector of the OS would be modified rendering the OS unusable.
Mr.Guvernment said:Also wait a few weeks to see what problems other people have
If your computer works fine - why fix it?
macklin01 said:Youch! Was this beta or official? Perhaps your explorer was modified prior to the SP2 upgrade? Did you have any shell extensions, etc? Windows Shades? (Or some other windows skinning) Did you have any nasty spyware / malware that may have damaged your Windows installation prior to SP2?
I'm really sorry to hear about that. It would be good to know as much about your system prior to SP2 as possible. I'm not sure if it's possible to repair your system, but you might try a repair installation with your original XP media. We can then go from there. -- Paul