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New Holy... 64 updates on a new Windows XP install.
And that was *after* Windows Update updated itself with 3 updates of its own - including the Genuine Advantage Tool, which I didn't notice an option to disable. :-/ Good thing I had a real, unused licence key to give it.

And SP2 was already installed. :-/

Wade.
"Insert crowbar. Apply force."
New Gee, I've only been getting 58, + the 3 and SP2 . . .
. . but that was yesterday. I'm doing another tonight (fresh distro with SP2).

I can't easily get parts for 2-year old machines anymore, so yesterday I repaired one by replacing motherboard (new AM2 socket), video (PCI-16), memory (DDS-II) and CPU (Semperon 64).

On bootup Windows said "Hardware changed, need to activate within 3 days". First attempt didn't go because no network driver. When I installed the driver and rebooted it wouldn't let me log in without activating - so much for that 3 days.

Fortunately there was a DHCP server on my network so it was able to contact Microsoft and get an activation key before log-in.

I'd installed from a SP1a distro (what the client had), got all the patches and updates, then went for SP2 which blew up on install. Tried to go back and it told me I had a pirated distribution (no way José) and to buy an authentic key.

Fortunately on reboot most of SP2 installed itself and I was able to go back and install the rest without problems. I've seen this "You have a pirated distribution" message before under similar failure circumstances.
[link|http://www.aaxnet.com|AAx]
Expand Edited by Andrew Grygus Oct. 16, 2006, 10:14:10 PM EDT
New I replace my boot banners with a..
neat picture of a Pirate Skull and crossed swords...

WindowsXPPirated Edition

Blahahahah.
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[link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg],
[link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey
Freedom is not FREE.
Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars?
SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0;

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New You gotta get me the .wmf
and instructions on how to install it. I want it for work!
jb4
"When the final history is written in Iraq, [link|http://images.ucomics.com/comics/tmate/2006/tmate060926.gif|it'll look just like a comma.]"
George W. Bush, 24 Sep 06
New Easiest way I know of.
[link|http://www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/|Stardock's Bootskin]

Download and install it (no viruseseses, trojans, adwarez or sp-eye-ware, that I can see or detect)

Location of my skin...

[link|http://www.gregfolkert.net/files/PirateOTCarribean.zip|Pirates of the Carribean Bootskin] (You have to know the file is there, not listed in the "index")

I used Swissboy's PotC graphic.

Extract the archive into "C:\\Program Files\\Stardock\\WinCustomize\\BootSkin\\skins" so a directory called "PirateOTCarribean" is there.

Run Bootskin, select the skin, preview it. Reboot and goggle in awe.
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[link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg],
[link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey
Freedom is not FREE.
Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars?
SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0;

0 rows returned.
New Yup, it's up to 62 + the three for fresh SP2 install.
[link|http://www.aaxnet.com|AAx]
New Your story is why I don't like supporting Windows.
I will run it when I have to for myself, but I don't like supporting it for someone else. I find it too stressful. I did the least I could reasonably get away with on my wife's laptop. She never even let me try her out on stuff like OpenOffice, let alone a full Linux install.

Wade.
"Insert crowbar. Apply force."
     Holy... 64 updates on a new Windows XP install. - (static) - (6)
         Gee, I've only been getting 58, + the 3 and SP2 . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (5)
             I replace my boot banners with a.. - (folkert) - (2)
                 You gotta get me the .wmf - (jb4) - (1)
                     Easiest way I know of. - (folkert)
             Yup, it's up to 62 + the three for fresh SP2 install. -NT - (Andrew Grygus)
             Your story is why I don't like supporting Windows. - (static)

Mmmmmm. Gouda!
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