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Surfsteve's UNDERGROUND Windows XP Page
*******This page last updated 02/19/02 07:32 AM ********
What is windows XP? Will it make Windows 98 obsolete?
I've made this page to archive my research and find out.
Windows XP-pros-cons the main drawback for windows XP is that it has beefed up it's security so it can not be easily installed on more than one machine. It will disable it's self in 30 days if it is not "activated"
I've heard from friends that XP was the buggiest software in history but I wonder if it's people who aren't supposed to be using it
I found one article that said:Copies of Windows XP are widely available on such Usenet newsgroups as alt.binaries.cd.image and alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc, as well as on various "warez" channels on Internet Relay Chat (IRC).
Windows XP is Microsoft's first operating system for home users based on its crash-proof Windows NT code base. It includes consumer-friendly features like instant messaging and drag-and-drop CD burning.
The operating system can be downloaded as a 600-MB CD image, which is easily burned onto a blank CD.
The software includes the antipiracy Activation feature, which must be circumvented, but a corporate version of Windows XP -- which does not include the activation feature -- was posted to newsgroups last week.
The corporate version is designed for large corporate customers with site licenses to install the software on hundreds or thousands of computers across the company. It has no Activation feature to disable.
For pirate copies that include the Activation feature, there are several XP cracks that can supposedly disable it.
The new Activation process is supposed to cut down on software piracy by allowing the operating system to work only on one registered machine. Part 2
Conclusion: I have a copy of XP but have never installed it. I will wait and see if it catches on and if programs will be written that will only work under it and not windows 98.
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