[ruxp] The Register says WinXP WPA switch signals RTM is imminent
- From: "Karl Dallas" <karldallas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ruxp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <ruxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <RUXP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:03:19 +0100
The Register says WinXP WPA switch signals RTM is imminent
The Register UK online news service says: ?One of the surest signs that
Windows XP is close to RTM (Release to Manufacture) is that Microsoft
has rejigged the Windows Product Activation (WPA) in the most recent
beta build, 2542. The company is widely expected to sign off the final
code within the next week, and in the run-up to this it makes sense (at
least from Microsoft's point of view) to switch over from the more
relaxed regime the beta testers have had to the real thing.
?Prior to 2542 testers were able to use their product key for multiple
installations, which of course makes sense for beta testers but isn't
what Microsoft has planned for the finished product. Business users who
buy XP via one of Microsoft's volume (five copies or more) licensing
programmes won't have to activate machines individually, while home
users will need to, and will have their software locked to a specific
machine.?
For full story, go to http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/21053.html.
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