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In Reply to: RE: Need Device Manager & XP Mode Working After Tweaks posted by jackwong96 on December 03, 2011 at 11:10:42
I think this '...And in order to streamline what you guys are doing right now with different versions of XP Pro, a master copy should be used by all...' is a great idea!!
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I think this '...And in order to streamline what you guys are doing right now with different versions of XP Pro, a master copy should be used by all...' is a great idea!!(nb: this is not a reflection on theob, just a convenient place to post this observation)
Gentlemen (and Ladies, should any be reading...),
It's one thing to talk about tinkering with Microsoft's XP product - and the many ways to bend it to our very particular needs - but it strikes me as an Invitation To Trouble for our "community" to openly circulate a copy of the OS.
How long before the Microsoft Police pull up in their virtual squad car, and issue a Cease and Desist order, brandishing words like "bootleg", "pirate" and "lawsuit" ?
There can be no valid objection to sharing the method for creating your own nLited XP install (from your own copy of XP), but passing around a live install disk (or ISO image) goes against that "terms of use" thing we never read.
By using the same "Last Session.ini" parameter file in nLite, we can each generate "the same" install from our individually held sources - conceptually at least. Minor variations may arise due to different language editions and/or service pack updates.
Just an observation. Let the fun continue.
Cheers,
Grant
That's not a Toy... IT'S A TOOL !!
Edits: 12/04/11
Ho gwjaudio,Why would Microsoft care?
As long as you have paid for a license too use XP, its fine.
(so no damage too potential turnover)Microsoft should better not put energy in alienating more customers.
They better put energy in making a better next generation operating software.
Windows 7 is still a little less flimsy Vista version in disguise.
Hope they do a (much!) better job with Windows 8.
As for me, it is far from sure that I will run Windows 8 on my next computer.
Nowadays Linux distro’s (from Ubuntu, Mint, Suse, etc) work instantly flawless right out of the box on the very latest (!!) hardware.
And also Apple is growing every year.
The only thing keeping me from Linux right now is lack of good high quality drivers for pro audio soundcards.Mark
fully optimized cMP2 PC -> ESI Juli@ -> Van den Hul Optocoupler MkII-> Lavry Black DA10 -> XLR Mogami Gold -> Klein & Hummel O300
Edits: 12/04/11
Hi Mark
I agree with all of your observations on Microsoft.
That doesn't change the fact that their business model relies on a license fee for every installed copy of their product (in this case XP). If the MS Auditor were to find the same serial number on 10 different cMP machines, I doubt the response would be "Move along, and Have a Nice Day".
To be openly posting what is in effect "Git yer free Windows XP Pro here..." cannot reflect well on our very well-meaning group effort. Far too easy to twist the facts into something "illegal", and bring dishonour to an exemplary piece of open-source cooperation.
By now, web-bots have no doubt informed their masters of the transgression. It remains to be seen if the imminent sun-setting of XP support pushes us off their priority list.
That's all for this topic. Let's be careful not to attract the wrong kind of attention to the cMp/cPlay Project. Amen.
Cheers,
Grant
That's not a Toy... IT'S A TOOL !!
to suit your own purposes.
Excellent point, Grant.
(sorry I missed you call)
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