SP2 for all

[Rebel=UK=]

Both legitimate and unlicensed users of Microsoft's XP operating system software will be able to download the Service Pack 2 security patch for free. Microsoft's increasing concern over information security has translated into its decision to bite the bullet and make its upcoming SP2 (Service Pack 2) security patch available to all users - including those using pirated copies of its Windows XP software.

"We haven't explicitly done anything to SP2 to exclude it from pirated copies," said Microsoft group product manager Barry Goffe. This is unlike SP1 (Service Pack 1), which had features to prevent users with pirated copies from downloading it. In SP2's case, the mammoth 80MB to 250MB patch can be downloaded and installed on computers running both legitimate and pirated copies. "It was a tough choice, but we finally decided that even if someone has pirated copy of Windows, it is more important to keep him safe than it is to be concerned about the revenue issue," he added.

Cooooooool B)

This is unlike SP1 (Service Pack 1), which had features to prevent users with pirated copies from downloading it

im pretty sure it didnt stop any1 :shifty:

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[andsome]

Very big of them, I hope they don't go bankrupt.

[expertec]

This is unlike SP1 (Service Pack 1), which had features to prevent users with pirated copies from downloading it

Did it also have features to prevent people with pirated copiez of windows installing it from CD?

[Rebel=UK=]

Did it also have features to prevent people with pirated copiez of windows installing it from CD?

It was on CD..... so i hear B)

[Sir Radfordin]

Would it not however be the case that to install SP2 you need to have SP1...so it doesn't matter!?

[Rebel=UK=]

i think is 2 version of SP2 , one fullinstall which installs SP1 aswell and just SP2 one