Re: OT: Win XP Service Pack 2

["big_red_frog" <anthony.tod@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

Don't take those key ranges as B&W

If you look at

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;326904

You will see that a range of product keys were blocked for SP1
including some in 640 and excluding others mentioned below.

It would appear these were known pirated keys or mechanisms at the
time.

Looking round the web, my interpretation of policy is that no new
ranges have been added to SP2, the SP1 lock outs have remained,
although MS think very few instances of these will still be out there.

They appear to of chosen to allow SP2 for almost all, to reduce the
general insecure machine base in the population, over the drive for
profit at securities expense. But that is my interpretation.


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Keith Doxey" <ukha@d...> wrote:
> Hi Rob,
>
> Havent tried it yet but I did receive the following infomation from
a
> friend....
>
> "Just to provide you with some information on SP2. In order to
install SP2,
> you need to be using a valid product key. To find out, right click
on My
> Computer, choose Properties and look at your PID. It is in the
following
> format:
>
> xxxx-640-xxxxxxx-xxxxx
>
> If yours has the string 640 then it is fine, however if yours has
641 - 649
> then you may get locked out of your system after you have applied
SP2."
>
> Hope that infomation is of use to some :-)
>
> Keith
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rob Mouser [mailto:groups@m...]
> > Sent: 26 August 2004 09:04
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] OT: Win XP Service Pack 2
> >
> >
> > Has anyone taken the plunge yet and installed SP2 for XP? Still
> > 'twice shy'
> > after installing Win 2k SP 4 and being left with the blue screen
of death!
> > :-(.
> >