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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tony Sumner wrote: > On Jun 29, 2006, Ben Goodger was like: >> Activation does not prevent one from using one copy on multiple >> computers so long as they are not identical, allegedly. > > There are two files wpa.dbl and wpa.bak that hold information on > the hardware configuration. If you want to re-install Windows XP > you can take copies of these files and copy them back in after the > installation and that gets round the 30-day cutoff. So it would > be easy to run two copies on machines with identical hardware. > It should be easy for someone to work out how to edit the file wpa.dbl > so that you could get it to accept any hardware configuration and > then WPA is dead. > > Tony Sumner > Just as what might seem a very off topic and a bit of a random question from me.. What happens if someone uses WSUS to manage updates as their client machines do not have internet access ?? Ideas on a postcard.. - -- Neil Stone Systems Administrator FlashTek UK - -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GIT d+(++) s: a-(?) C++++(--) UL++++$ P+ L+++ E- W+++ N+ o+ w--- O M PS+ Y+ PGP++ t+ 5+ X+ R+ tv+ b- DI++ D+++ G e h--- r+++ y++++(**) - -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEpi8gz3Av8JKgzxQRAhdrAJ49vcRMsXbgRbYE/0j5vbkBGjEuuQCfW8XE nEp81C/hqvJzH+O5BdGoJko= =8uhc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html