From: "Glenn Meadows" 

No, I don't recall it as company moving to Linux, but a large corporation
with a VLP, that one of their install keys was posted on the internet.
Since the VLP installs don't check/authenticate with MS, the only way to
shut that one down (and others), was to build a check into one of the early
patches/updates, and if the install was done with that key, to not allow
that patch/update to install.  It didn't deactivate the install, but just
wouldn't update.  At least that was the story that was floating around.
It's truth, is probably somewhere in the middle.  I recall that the
companies that were hit, had to jump through some hoops to clean up inside
their end to be able to update their systems.  Maybe some custom registry
update that would change the install key, where ever that's buried in
there.

--
Glenn M.


"Geo"  wrote in message
news:4200595e$3{at}w3.nls.net...
> I remember something about that too, it may be the company that was being
> promoted as moving to linux because MS shut them off, don't remember
> anymore, there was so much propoganda and bs out there it's hard to tell
how
> much was real.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
> news:420030d9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Didn't they do that with one of the early corporate keys that was
leaked?
> > In the first SP, or patch, if that key had been used, the patch wouldn't
> > install???  The memory is hazy, but I remember something about that.
> Maybe
> > someone else remember something along those lines.
> >
> > --
> > Glenn M.
> >
> >
> > "Geo"  wrote in message
news:42001db2{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > If they did then microsoft would simply stick a
"deactivation" command
> in
> > > some patch or service pack to shut down that license.
> > >
> > > Geo.
> > >
> > > "Mike N."  wrote in message
> > > news:dqasv0h4herqkbbpkkgu56agkvklb9h7in{at}4ax.com...
> > > > On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:56:10 -0500, "Tony Ingenoso"
> > > 
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Corporate non-activation versions?
> > > >
> > > >   I would have thought the corp versions would have
embedded serial
> > > > signature that would trace the leak back to the source.
  Of course,
> it
> > > > would still pay crooks  to set up a fake corp, license
1,000 copies,
> > then
> > > > just quietly disappear with the non-activated version.  And as a
corp,
> > if
> > > > your IT staff has to handle the CDs, it only takes one
disgruntled
> > > employee
> > > > to leak the software and there's not much you can do.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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