From: "Rich Gauszka" 

I suspect you'll have to re-register windows ( maybe even have to convince
a person by phone that you are legal ) where a person with the crack won't
care.

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:42e6b5a9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> What happens with this Key, if you have a LEGAL copy of Windows, and want
> to clone to a large HD that you've added to your system (or replaced in a
> Laptop computer)?  Will this key allow you to clone/ghost the existing
> install partition to a new and larger drive, or will this then break the
> ability to get updates?
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:42e6b426{at}w3.nls.net...
>> So we have a product verification 'key' that has already been cracked
>> last month? The quote I find interesting from MS is  'The only way to
>> remove the key is to reformat the hard drive, said David Lazar, director
>> of Genuine Windows.'.
>>
>> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002402071_microsof
t26.html
>>
>> In a shift toward greater monitoring of personal computer systems and
>> potentially less copying of software, Microsoft will require users to let
>> the company place a software "key" on their systems if
they want the
>> free, regular system updates it provides.
>>
>> Privacy advocates are concerned, but Microsoft said the system is
>> anonymous and won't be used for anything other than verifying the
>> operating systems' authenticity.
>>
>> Starting today, registration is mandatory for anyone seeking updates,
>> such as the updated versions of its media player or graphics program,
>> glitch fixes and other features the company may issue 10 or more times a
>> year. It works with Windows XP and 2000.
>>
>> The system works by identifying unique characteristics of a system and
>> implanting a software key that can be read by Microsoft when updates are
>> requested. The only way to remove the key is to reformat the hard drive,
>> said David Lazar, director of Genuine Windows.
>>
>> The system isn't foolproof, however. A researcher in Bangalore, India,
>> cracked it last month, developing a way to generate keys for illegal
>> copies of Windows, according to Indian news site Rediff.com.
>>
>>
>
>

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