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   You must not have read gary's messages.  He wasn't describing using =
someone else's CD to or computer to restore a file because he doesn't =
have his CD available.  What gary described was his wanting a feature of =
Windows XP Professional and not of Windows XP Home, being too cheap to =
buy Windows XP Professional, and instead copying the components to =
implement this feature on to his machine.

   On your other subject, it's easy to get kindness and favors.  I'll =
leave it to you to contimplate how.

Rich

  "Don Hills"  wrote in message =
news:dlVhDtgaXy8a092yn{at}attglobal.net...
  In article , "Rich"  wrote:
  >
  >   Sometimes I think some of the folks here live in an alternate
  >universe where they expect to insult and malign people and receive
  >kindness and favors in return.

  Earth calling Rich... Microsoft (and, in this case, you) aren't being
  insulted and maligned unfairly. On the contrary, you have earned it.
  If you want to be treated with respect, all you have to do is earn it =
by
  treating others with respect.

  My experience matches Geo's, in that most of the Microsoft employees I =
have
  contact with are helpful and polite in the face of abuse aimed at the
  company in general and are widely respected as such (especially Nathan
  Mercer and Brett Roberts of Microsoft NZ, take a bow).

  With regard to your bleating about Gary's license use violations, it's =
an
  everyday occurrence. People routinely use "other" copies of windows to =
fix
  problems, for example using an OEM or full license CD to replace =
damaged
  files on an OEM preinstall. Technically, it's against the EULA. But =
until
  Microsoft starts actively and systematically tracking down such cases =
and
  prosecuting the perpetrators, you can either suck it up or accept that =
we
  aren't going to accept you whining about it.

  --=20
  Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
  "New interface closely resembles Presentation Manager,
   preparing you for the wonders of OS/2!"
      -- Advertisement on the box for Microsoft Windows 2.11 for 286
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restore a file because he doesn't have his CD available.  What gary =

described was his wanting a feature of Windows XP Professional and not = of=20
Windows XP Home, being too cheap to buy Windows XP Professional, and = instead=20
copying the components to implement this feature on to his =
machine.
 
   On your
other subject, =
it's easy to=20
get kindness and favors.  I'll leave it to you to contimplate=20
how.
 
Rich
 

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  wrote in message news:dlVhDtgaXy8a092yn{at}attg=
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  folks here live in an alternate>universe where they expect to =
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  and malign people and receive>kindness and favors in=20
  return.Earth calling Rich... Microsoft (and, in this case, =
you) aren't=20
  beinginsulted and maligned unfairly. On the contrary, you have =
earned=20
  it.If you want to be treated with respect, all you have to do is =
earn it=20
  bytreating others with respect.My
experience matches =
Geo's, in=20
  that most of the Microsoft employees I havecontact with are =
helpful and=20
  polite in the face of abuse aimed at thecompany in general and are =
widely=20
  respected as such (especially NathanMercer and Brett Roberts of =
Microsoft=20
  NZ, take a bow).With regard to your bleating about Gary's =
license use=20
  violations, it's aneveryday occurrence. People routinely use =
"other"=20
  copies of windows to fixproblems, for example using an OEM or full =
license=20
  CD to replace damagedfiles on an OEM preinstall. Technically, it's =
against=20
  the EULA. But untilMicrosoft starts actively and systematically =
tracking=20
  down such cases andprosecuting the perpetrators, you can either =
suck it up=20
  or accept that wearen't going to accept you whining about =
it.--=20
  Don Hills    (dmhills at=20
  attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New =
Zealand"New=20
  interface closely resembles Presentation Manager, preparing =
you for=20
  the wonders of OS/2!"    --
Advertisement on the =
box for=20
  Microsoft Windows 2.11 for 286

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