[windows2000] Re: Server activation

  • From: "Daniel Ensor" <densor@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 16:25:48 +0100

You could call MS and ask?

Dan 

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Sent: 11 May 2005 16:26
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Subject: [windows2000] Re: Server activation

On 5/11/05, Mauricio Fernandez <mfernandez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Some guy asks me if is possible to check if a Windows 2003 server 
> installation is legal. The box doesn't have internet connection, so I 
> can't do it trough internet. The cracker who installs the software 
> told him that that box doesn't need activation, buy I am not sure. 
> Does anyone know some tool to check this out?

Ask to see either their volume license agreement, or their certificate
of authenticity. If they have neither, chances are its not legal.. I
dont know of a way to tell 100%, you could check their CD key to see if
its a known illegal one, but I'm sure theres a key generator out there
for 2003.

Andrew
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