Re: [ThinkPad] activation and XP, home version yes, commercial version no

On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 07:26:27 -0700, you wrote:

> This is wrong.
>
> The Windows XP Professional requires activation in its retail version ($180)
>
> The Select version, which is for corporate who buy in bulk does not, but you
> have to purchase hundreds of copies to qualify.

So if I bought half a dozen Pro's at retail, just left them in the blister
packs and then found one bootleg Select CD for all the actual installs,
I'd end up both legal and with a useable configuration?

This is most interesting!

Tony

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Received on Tue Apr 22 11:23:03 2003