Posted by higgy on 12/29/05 11:26

"Atropos" wrote:

> "higgy" <higgyslacker@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4324a56f$0$17477$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...
>> "Stephen \(aka steford\)" wrote:
>>
>>> mo wrote:
>>>> So now I know why there are so many DVD pirates around here..
>>>>
>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/4230658.stm
>>>>
>>>> "He had also received payments from 518 customers which came to a
>>>> total of more than �11,000. "
>>>>
>>>> Now how long does it take to buy, copy, package and post 500 DVDs?
>>>
>>> "Withington, from Stafford, even registered his new computer in the
>>> name of the trading standards officer who was investigating his
>>> activities."
>>>
>>> What does this mean?
>>
>> It means he paid for a legitimate copy of Windows *and* bought it
>> separately from the machine! Registration wouldn't be offered on a
>> pre- installed system or one running an activation hack.
>>
>> They don't make pirates like they used to.
>>
>
> I thought it was saying that he registered his copy of XP, using the
> name of the trading standards officer.

Exactly, but he wouldn't have been asked to register unless he bought
Windows himself. Registration is offered when you activate - new machines
with Windows pre-installed don't require activation (in my experience)
and neither does a cracked install.


higgy.

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