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to: Rich Gauszka
from: Rich
date: 2007-01-20 17:26:50
subject: Re: disk serial number

From: "Rich" 

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   A security problem is one that makes your system less secure.  What =
is the security problem?

   Windows Vista is not locked to a drive.

Rich

  "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:45b2b2e8$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  define security then - I would think Microsoft locking Vista to a =
drive serial number constitutes security ( i.e. something that protects =
cash flow)  for Microsoft

    "Rich"  wrote in message news:45b2a2c6{at}w3.nls.net...
       That has nothing to do with security.  mike made a claim about =
security.  He failed to respond I suspect because he has nothing.  If = you
have something, please speak up.

    Rich

      "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:45b2990c{at}w3.nls.net...
      How about keeping vendors from locking an install to a specific =
hard drive?

      Geo. (I know I'd sleep better)

      "Rich"  wrote in message news:45b17a15$1{at}w3.nls.net...
         OK.  Let's.  What is the security benefit?

      Rich

        "mike"  wrote in message=20
      news:roi2r2tar9bjm2h4i1rdkpbsuln53vj65l{at}4ax.com...
        >There was an issue with the SIL 3114 driver that caused the =
disk
        >serial number to be reported as different each boot


        Imagine if that were done intentionally for security reasons?

         /m


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   A
security problem is one =
that makes=20
your system less secure.  What is the security =
problem?
 
   Windows
Vista is not =
locked to a=20
drive.
 
Rich
 
"Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.commailto:gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com">gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com A>>=20 wrote in message news:45b2b2e8$1{at}w3.nls.net... define security then - I would think = Microsoft=20 locking Vista to a drive serial number constitutes security ( i.e. = something=20 that protects cash flow) for Microsoft
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:45b2a2c6{at}w3.nls.net... That has nothing to do = with=20 security. mike made a claim about security. He failed to = respond=20 I suspect because he has nothing. If you have something, = please speak=20 up. Rich "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>=20">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>=20 wrote in message news:45b2990c{at}w3.nls.net...Ho= w=20 about keeping vendors from locking an install to a specific hard=20 drive?Geo. (I know I'd sleep better)"Rich" = <{at}> wrote=20 in message news:45b17a15$1{at}w3.nls.net...= =20 OK. Let's. What is the security=20 benefit?Rich "mike" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com> wrote in = message=20 news:roi2r2tar9b= jm2h4i1rdkpbsuln53vj65l{at}4ax.com... =20 >There was an issue with the SIL 3114 driver that caused the=20 disk >serial number to be reported as different each=20 boot Imagine if that were done intentionally for = security reasons? =20 /m ------=_NextPart_000_0FA6_01C73CB8.2BFABC50-- --- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5
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