In a previous message, Jon Glass typed vigorously:
>I heard that XP uses really draconian protection schemes, like watching how
>many times you have upgraded, and other things. If it doesn't like what it
>finds, it shuts down and won't let you use it. Is this true?
Oh yeah, in spades. Typical Microsoftian heavy-handedness.
http://siliconvalley.com/docs/opinion/dgillmor/dg101101.htm
Why do consumers continually put up with this kind of crap?
g.
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