From: "Geo" 

No, you can sector edit a couple NOP's into the kernel and then modify
those keys all you like, but it's probably easier to just download a copy
and then you get all the extra tools too.

Geo.

"Ellen K."  wrote
in message news:ohbbt0dm77sh5vdo7a2ohpo9dtc2e5rqkn{at}4ax.com...
> :(
>
> Think that's un-hackable?
>
> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:17:24 -0500, "Geo"
 wrote in
> message :
>
> >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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