XP Service Pack Does the Impossible 633
Peyna writes "This article over at C|net discusses the upcoming Microsoft Windows XP service pack, which will contain the normal bug fixes, but more importantly, will make XP more modular, allowing you to override their default products. I assume this means Internet Explorer and possibly some other apps as well."
might morphen power windows (Score:1, Funny)
Now there's a shock..... (Score:4, Funny)
The next thing Microsoft will tell me is that the sky is blue.
Re:Hey!!! (Score:3, Funny)
I'll bet they're holding lotteries in the Federal Pen right now to see who gets to be Bill Gate's boyfriend.
Kinda useful, then, the way he rocks back and forth.
Re:Finally (Score:3, Funny)
On a serious note, I wonder why they did'nt do this a long time ago (read windows 95, or first anti-trust lawsuit) it seems that it would have saved them a great deal of headaches.
Re:Makes it more modular? (Score:1, Funny)
"In a demonstration of its redesign for The Associated Press, Microsoft deleted all its Internet Explorer icons from one of the company's laptop computers, which preventing the Web browser from starting, then restored the icons later."
WOW! Either the MS guys are much better at BS than I thought, or the AP guys reporting in this tech issue are clueless. Possibly Both.
Re:Modular my *ss - Lets talk about Mira :-) (Score:1, Funny)
I can see it now.. (Score:5, Funny)
Please press OK to continue.
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. No changes will be saved.
So, Who Leaked Their Activation Key? (Score:4, Funny)
So, who was that?
Dell?
Re:assume? (Score:1, Funny)
When you come out with trite little lines like that, you just make an ass out of you.
Re:So, Who Leaked Their Activation Key? (Score:1, Funny)
Like the "Compaq", the "D" is silent.
curious (Score:2, Funny)
i'm wondering how this affects the different flavors of XP?
as everyone knows that Professional is not supposed to be subject to the key bullshit whereas the home version is
personally i'm using a pirated copy of XP pro and while it would be trivial for me to get a legal copy for $5 thanks to a collegiate cocksucking arrangement with M$ that one of my ex-colleges had, i'd rather not since that would mean re-installing and the fact that M$ might see a penny of my money (which is unacceptable)
in fact the last legal copy of windows i think i purchased was of '98, and that wasn't by choice
fuck M$, if they cripple my desk i'll just have another *nix desktop with a 98 SE partition for gaming, maybe eventually they will learn to stop treating their customers like criminals (although they seem to have taken a lesson from US law enforcement on that one, since you are presumed guilty until proven innocent in most cases these days)
hopefully the DoJ will give them a vasectomy and people won't have to worry about selling their souls to
Re:Biting the hand that pirates it (Score:5, Funny)
You just described the XBox.
New XP Activation Key! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So, Who Leaked Their Activation Key? (Score:1, Funny)
How modular? (Score:4, Funny)
"Pinball.exe has been restored to maintain system stability"
Me: ehh.....
The Reg have a good take on this (Score:3, Funny)
Re:New XP Activation Key! (Score:2, Funny)
What microsoft should do about Windows XP (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I can see it now.. (Score:4, Funny)
No, it'll go:
Please select the default browser you would like to use:
Netscape
Are you sure?
Yes
Are you really sure?
Yes
Microsoft products offer advanced features such as integration into the system. Wouldn't you rather use Internet Explorer instead of Netscape?
Yes
WARNING: Use of non-Microsoft products may lead to instability in your system. Are you sure?
Yes
Setting preferences.
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. No changes will be saved.
Re:So, Who Leaked Their Activation Key? (Score:3, Funny)
Fool! Large friend of Microsoft? It's the Devil. THE DEVIL!
Something Impossible? (Score:2, Funny)
Makes a Microsoft OS Secure and reliable???