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Ars Technica reports that Windows XP Service Pack 2 will work with pirated copies. SP1 didn't install on several widely available pirate keys. A sensible move: one of the focusses of SP2 is security, and an unsecured copy of Windows - even one that's actually pirated - is more of a danger to other users.
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This turns out not to be true. Microsoft is putting anti-pirating restrictions on SP2. Too bad for the world.
See this:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1590431,00.asp
Posted by: jdb | May 17, 2004 at 11:42 PM