posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:24 PM
by
demiliani
SP2 Will Not Install on Pirated Copies of XP.
Yesterday was out a news about the possibility to install Windows XP SP2 also on illegal Windows copies. This was false...
On a news appeared today on BetaNews, Microsoft now claims that it will not permit users who have obtained Windows XP illegally to upgrade to its latest service release.
This is the same thing as XP SP1: Prior to installing, SP2 will check the OS' product ID (PID) against a list of known pirated PIDs. If a PID is found to be invalid, SP2 will not install.
I'm not totally agree with this choice... unpatched machines where illegal Windows copies run are a possible danger for all. I think that patches must be available for the security of all the communities. Obviously, this is only my personal opinion.