Argh.

We need to install Windows XP on one of our lab computers to test some software we're publishing, but we're having all kinds of problems with the initial registration, because our IT dept. won't let us make a connection out of our network (long story).

So we figured the best solution is to keep our official (legal) copy of Win XP, but install a hacked version that doesn't try to register on installation...

Question is, where can we get one? Any clues?

 

Well what you need is a corp. version of the XP... that require no registration at all....

 

one can find this type of software on IRC, if one was so inclined...

 

XP = ?????????

 

Xtremely Persnickety.

 

If you have a legal copy, why don't you use the telephone activation?

 

or you can edit the registry and set the registration to completed

 

does that actually work? i doubt MS would make it so easy to crack....

 

Hey, that's an idea... let me look into it.

 

Since I was wondering this myself just now, I decided to look it up. Much to my amusement, it's really totally stupid. This is straight from the MS Office FAQ:

Q. What does "XP" represent?

A. XP stands for "experience"—specifically, an exciting new set of experiences enabled by this new release.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/faq.asp

Oh and in case you're wondering, NT stands for "New Technology"... the reason they dropped the NT name is because it wasn't really new anymore, it's pretty much the same NT platform they had for the last decade

 

go here http://www.katzwarez.com and look around, there are probably 30 links, make sure to get the pro version. If one does not work try another a couple are bound to work.

 

wow thanks for the pop up windows..those are fun

 

Supposed to, if you did that and have a firewall like zonealarm that tells you about any traffic that is trying go out from your PC, you could be sure,.