re: Will the end of XP support, end the code nuisance ?
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Alan
(11 messages posted)
Guess I should have said: I would appreciate you suggesting one or two versions of
Linux for me to try. The dummy versions :-))
On Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 3:36 pm, gewg_ wrote:
>Here's how your post looks:
>http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1253134574
>The length of your post is approaching what I call "a blob".
>
>The first 2 paragraphs here are worth reading:
>http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1217046552
>
>
>Alan wrote:
>|I have a terribly slow rural dial up connection of 26K
>|
>If you are hovering over the icon in your system tray and that's what it says,
>you aren't even getting that in a *sustained* way.
>
>|and am using win98se with unofficial updates.
>|I'd like to know if the end of support for XP (this year ??),
>|means that I would be able to buy an XP disc
>|
>First, questions about XP belong in the XP forum.
>
>|and use that same code for my computer as well as my wifes.
>|
>Absolutely not. I suggest you THOROUGHLY investigate
>http://google.com/search?q="Windows.Product.Activation"
>
>This nonsense goes FAR beyond what you have experienced
>with Win9x's Windows Product Keys.
>(I'm assuming you have installed Win9x yourself.)
>
>Particularly investigate what happens if you replace a hardware component.
>Hint: Your M$ OS won't work any more.
>
>WRT your wishfulness: THE OPPOSITE IS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN.
>Stop and think what happens if (when) M$ shuts down its XP activation servers.
>What good is XP if, in the future, you can't get an activation code for it?
>Hint: None at all.
>
>|Seems like a pain in the rear to need different codes / keys (whatever)
>|for two different home computers.
>|
>So, you want to use M$ products and not give M$ its full due?
>Shame on you. What are you? Some kind of Commie?
>
>...and as indicated above, Product Keys are only the tip of the iceberg.
>
>You don't need to go through ANY of that nonsense to use a computer.
>In order to avoid that, however, you have to stop giving money to Microsoft.
>
>If you boot to a Linux CD,
>I'll bet you find that a device driver for that device[1] is on the disk[2]
>(aka "out-of-the-box support").
>You could then go on to install Linux to a hard drive
>and dump the 10 year old junk you're running
>--and not give away any more money to M$.
>
>Did I mention that Linux is FREE?
>
>|If this problem disappears,
>|I can switch to XP and get a broadband modem for high speed. 26K is a real drag.
>|
>There are broadband modems that come with a Win9x device driver.
>Whoever is stringing you along with this bad information
>is likely going to charge you a premium for all of this as well.
>
>...and that would be after paying The Microsoft Tax(tm) again--twice.
>
>
>[1] ...provided the modem doesn't use chips from that HORRIBLE company
>called Broadcom.
>
>[2] The device drivers are in the Linux kernel, actually.
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