From: "Rich" 

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   I don't thik George is confused.  He's just starting with a false =
premise.  Were you correct the premise would still be false.

Rich

  "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message =
news:3e3809af$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  I only have 1 PC which came with the OS installed. All my others were =
from CD. if I have to re install I have to do that from the original CD =
then apply any service packs etc. At my former company they did burn =
their own install cd's rather than use the OEM version ( Nothing like =
using Windows 95 to replace Windows 2000 and discovering the PC doesn't =
work due to drivers etc )

  Perhaps Geo is mixing up product activation with Copy Protection ? =
Both are designed to prevent illegal copies of the products from being = used.

  Bob Lewis

    "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e3805ce$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       From below, that installs are from CD and that the products are =
copy protected.  His full rant probably contains more.

    Rich

      "Robert Comer"  wrote in message =
news:3e378a2a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
      What false premise?

      - Bob Comer


        "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e378899$1{at}w3.nls.net...
           The first problem with George's rant is that it is based on a =
false premise.

        Rich

          "Antti Kurenniemi" 
wrote in =
message news:3e3762ee{at}w3.nls.net...
          That really sounds likea a good idea. Unfortunately I think it =
will probably
          never happen :-(


          Antti Kurenniemi

          "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:3e374ea7{at}w3.nls.net...
          > yes I read all about it. It occurs to me that a big part of =
the
          > problem with how they are dealing with this problem is
          > actually related to copy protection. One of the things that
          > causes all these unpatched machines to continuously be
          > available is that people are always doing new
          > installs/re-installs for whatever reasons. They are forced
          > to use the original CD which of course contains unpatched
          > code, then apply service pack and lord knows how many
          > hot fixes.[snip]


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   I don't
thik George is =
confused. =20
He's just starting with a false premise.  Were you correct the = premise=20
would still be false.
 
Rich
 

  "Robert G Lewis" <r.g.lewis{at}verizon.net>">mailto:r.g.lewis{at}verizon.net">r.g.lewis{at}verizon.net>
=
wrote in=20
  message news:3e3809af$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  I only have 1 PC which came with the =
OS=20
  installed. All my others were from CD. if I have to re install I have =
to do=20
  that from the original CD then apply any service packs etc. At my =
former=20
  company they did burn their own install cd's rather than use the OEM =
version (=20
  Nothing like using Windows 95 to replace Windows 2000 and discovering =
the PC=20
  doesn't work due to drivers etc <g>)
   
  Perhaps Geo is mixing up product =
activation with=20
  Copy Protection ? Both are designed to prevent illegal copies of the =
products=20
  from being used.
   
  Bob Lewis
   
  

    "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e3805ce$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       From
below, that =
installs are from=20
    CD and that the products are copy protected.  His full rant =
probably=20
    contains more.
     
    Rich
     
    

      "Robert Comer" <bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>=20">mailto:bobcomer{at}mindspring.com">bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>=20
      wrote in message news:3e378a2a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
      What false
premise?
       
      - Bob
Comer
       
       
      

        "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e378899$1{at}w3.nls.net...
          
The first problem =
with=20
        George's rant is that it is based on a false =
premise.
         
        Rich
         
        
          "Antti Kurenniemi" <Antti_Kurenniemi{at}hotmail.com=">mailto:Antti_Kurenniemi{at}hotmail.com">Antti_Kurenniemi{at}hotmail.com=
>=20
          wrote in message news:3e3762ee{at}w3.nls.net...Th=
at=20
          really sounds likea a good idea. Unfortunately I think it will =

          probablynever happen :-(Antti =
Kurenniemi"Geo."=20
          <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
=
wrote in=20
          message news:3e374ea7{at}w3.nls.net...>=
=20
          yes I read all about it. It occurs to me that a big part of=20
          the> problem with how they are dealing with this =
problem=20
          is> actually related to copy protection. One of the =
things=20
          that> causes all these unpatched machines to =
continuously=20
          be> available is that people are always doing =
new>=20
          installs/re-installs for whatever reasons. They are =
forced> to=20
          use the original CD which of course contains unpatched> =
code,=20
          then apply service pack and lord knows how many> hot=20
          =
fixes.[snip]<=
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