From: "Geo" 

It would shut itself down or repair your changes.

"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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