Paul Rogers wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

 RJT> I seem to recall some discussion in here a while back regarding 
 RJT> some version or other of windoze that makes it *real* much of a 
 RJT> PITA to try and do anything else with the HD afterwards,  like 
 RJT> maybe install something else...

 PR> I think you're talking about WinXP that presumes it has been 
 PR> pirated if "too much" changes in the hardware configuration. Change
 PR> a MoBo and maybe a video card and it's going to tell you to call 
 PR> M$ and convince them this is still the one and only system you 
 PR> were licensed to use.  If successful they'll give you a new 
 PR> license number.

That might be it.  Last thing was last night he was asking me how to get it
to see that he was using a different monitor...

Only thing I could think of was "safe mode",  assuming it has
one.  Dunno how many times I can tell him "I don't know" and make
it stick somehow.  :-(

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