From: "Robert Comer" 

> Hey, what would happen if you tweak the registry settings to make it
> look like the not-server version?

It'll have a hissyfit and the OS will stop working.

- Bob Comer 


"Ellen K."  wrote
in message news:362bt09t98vqepua6h95rh5if8f6ukj739{at}4ax.com...
> Hey, what would happen if you tweak the registry settings to make it
> look like the not-server version?
>
> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:02:45 -0500, "Geo"
 wrote in
> message :
>
>>that's just half my problem, the other half is people who think I'm
>>willing
>>to pay 2x as much for the same software they sell to people running pro
>>just
>>because they think checking those registry entries is cute.
>>
>>Geo.
>>
>>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>>news:u5g8t0lamtg2ob8un7nplv1hoce7afde6m{at}4ax.com...
>>>
>>> Your problem is with Microsoft for selling the same OS with different
>>registry
>>> options to make it think it is a server-only OS.
>>>
>>>   /m
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:56:42 -0500, "Geo"
 wrote:
>>>
>>> >Well as it happens I decided to try it on your
recommendation just now
>>since
>>> >my home server didn't have AVG on it. I've learned to trust your
>>> >recommendations on this sort of thing and I wanted to see
why you like
>>this
>>> >one.
>>> >
>>> >I downloaded the free version (since I'm a home user) and
it refused to
>>> >install because my media server is running W2Kserver. The
free version
>>> >of
>>> >AVG installed just fine a couple minutes later.
>>> >
>>> >Have I ever mentioned how much I hate copy protection and
the attitude
>>> >behind it?
>>> >
>>> >Geo.
>>> >
>>> >"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>>> >news:ni88t01rfcjqeb0mord9l3r5ahgdnvmt7e{at}4ax.com...
>>> >> I would also recommend avast.
>>> >> http://www.avast.com/eng/desktop_protection.html
>>> >>
>>> >> I had purchased AVG two years ago, but I could never get the
>>auto-update
>>> >> feature to work reliably with anything but the
default schedules,
>>> >> even
>>> >those
>>> >> were questionable unless the PC was on continuously. 
Since it was
>>> >destined
>>> >> for a PC about 500 miles from me, I needed something
that worked
>>reliably.
>>> >>
>>> >> The free version of avast is better than the pay-for
version of AVG.
>>Go
>>> >> figure.  :-)
>>> >>
>>> >>  /m
>>> >
>>>
>>
>

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