S7R1D3R Posted June 16, 2006 CID Share Posted June 16, 2006 I was wonderin if u guys know wether sp2 has authentication verification, bcus i think my win is fake,just want to know b4 i start dl it bcus i heard its huge thx -S7R1D3R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted June 16, 2006 CID Share Posted June 16, 2006 SP2 doesn't, but there are a couple updates that do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted June 16, 2006 CID Share Posted June 16, 2006 SP2 doesn't but once you try and update it then its going to try and authentication windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S7R1D3R Posted June 16, 2006 Author CID Share Posted June 16, 2006 alright thanks i hope it has some bug fixes because everytime i try to check on my connection the explorer.exe restarts every single time and it has never happende b4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug7272 Posted June 16, 2006 CID Share Posted June 16, 2006 SP2 doesn't, but there are a couple updates that do... And how in the hell do you "think" you have an illegal copy. Thats some shit you should know man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S7R1D3R Posted June 16, 2006 Author CID Share Posted June 16, 2006 bcus my friend just gave me a cd to install windows xp pro when my pc went down, well ne ways download finished im gonna install, cya, aww man it says: "Windows cannot setup Windows XP Service Pack 2 becuase the CD Key used to install this copy of Windows XP might be invalid............blah blah blah... www.microsoft.com/supportsumthinsumthin.....blah blah blah blah blah we make money because we make you get real copy... blah blah blah the owner of this Microsoft is the richest man on Earth blahblahblah..." I have an original copy of Windows XP Home Edition, but my friend said that XPPro was better so i just got the cd and used it but now i have too many files in here and all of my stuff that i cant just reboot back to XP Home just to install SP2 or should I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted June 16, 2006 CID Share Posted June 16, 2006 bcus my friend just gave me a cd to install windows xp pro when my pc went down, well ne ways download finished im gonna install, cya, aww man it says: "Windows cannot setup Windows XP Service Pack 2 becuase the CD Key used to install this copy of Windows XP might be invalid............blah blah blah... www.microsoft.com/supportsumthinsumthin.....blah blah blah blah blah we make money because we make you get real copy... blah blah blah the owner of this Microsoft is the richest man on Earth blahblahblah..." I have an original copy of Windows XP Home Edition, but my friend said that XPPro was better so i just got the cd and used it but now i have too many files in here and all of my stuff that i cant just reboot back to XP Home just to install SP2 or should I? Backup all your bootlegs ahem, I mean files and then format and install xp home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S7R1D3R Posted June 16, 2006 Author CID Share Posted June 16, 2006 guide how to do that or do u mean to buy a shitload of cd's and save most important files on them, then re-boot OS and install from cd's or just make a partition with new OS and then move/copy files into new OS partition on hd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug7272 Posted June 16, 2006 CID Share Posted June 16, 2006 bcus my friend just gave me a cd to install windows xp pro when my pc went down, well ne ways download finished im gonna install, cya, aww man it says: "Windows cannot setup Windows XP Service Pack 2 becuase the CD Key used to install this copy of Windows XP might be invalid............blah blah blah... www.microsoft.com/supportsumthinsumthin.....blah blah blah blah blah we make money because we make you get real copy... blah blah blah the owner of this Microsoft is the richest man on Earth blahblahblah..." I have an original copy of Windows XP Home Edition, but my friend said that XPPro was better so i just got the cd and used it but now i have too many files in here and all of my stuff that i cant just reboot back to XP Home just to install SP2 or should I? I actually like home better. My favorite is Corporate. I dislike pro really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted June 16, 2006 CID Share Posted June 16, 2006 I like pro because it has quite a bit of functionality that's blocked in home (like advanced user control) Actually I like Media Center best, but that's based on pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted June 16, 2006 CID Share Posted June 16, 2006 guide how to do that or do u mean to buy a S#!tload of cd's and save most important files on them, then re-boot OS and install from cd's or just make a partition with new OS and then move/copy files into new OS partition on hd? usually when u back up your data, you are using dvds or a another hard drive but u can use cds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deven Posted June 16, 2006 CID Share Posted June 16, 2006 When you go to win update, for a mer 149.95 the'll authendicate and everyone will be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingzero2309 Posted June 17, 2006 CID Share Posted June 17, 2006 I actually like home better. My favorite is Corporate. I dislike pro really. What's the difference between Corporate and Pro (other then activation and stuff)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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