Windows XP Service Pack 2 details

[Apex]

They initially decided to do as mgh0 states, but changed their minds and now all previously known fake Volume License (or Corporate as it's well known) keys are blocked from use with SP2, even the RCs. Now whether there's a way round this I can't say

Yes, work for or study at a uni with a campus wide agreement on the use of the software and you can buy xp for like 20 quid so long has you use it on one machine only.

= fully legal

[Zathras]

Well that's how I got my copy, free so I presume paid for by the department.

[Apex]

I paid for mine and thats both win2k and xp pro

[ajbrun]

Microsoft is going to release SP2 from August and for Home Edition will be download at 70MB, for Pro Edition will be 90MB (free download) - read this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3889353.stm -- so it will soon be coming up

You say for the home edition - will it be release for professional too?

[yamangman]

You say for the home edition - will it be release for professional too?

for Pro Edition will be 90MB

[ajbrun]

Ah - sorry, didn't see that.

[Jimmy Little]

when SP1 came out i ordered about 5 copies from the MS website, these come in very handy when friends and family ask you to sort there PC's out as you can give them a copy. i will do the same when they come alive on the MS web site....

There will be crack to put SP2 on a 'bad' copy of XP within days!

And there will be a Windown XP with SP2 built in... floating around within days also!

[Grey M@a]

I belive MS has disabled the part which prevents people with cracked versions installing it, the reasoning being to prevent mass virus outbreaks on unpatched machines.

thing is the majority who have the copied versions have the corp editiion so they will still get the update and it won't even report back due to the conditions of the corp edition, personally you should just go on ebay and get xp pro for 40 quid new

[Jimmy Little]

yeah every cracked version i have seen is the corp version?

[EvilMunky]

Well, mine is full legal anyway

mine is fully legal too - tis just not mine

jk

[Jimmy Little]

i'm not sure what mine is... i do have a legal copy but i tend to use corp versions as i reinstall or change my bits inside like every month!!