Author: John Merlino
Date: 21:13:22 10/27/01
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On October 28, 2001 at 00:00:00, Slater Wold wrote: >On October 27, 2001 at 23:48:06, John Merlino wrote: > >>On October 27, 2001 at 23:44:09, Slater Wold wrote: >> >>>On October 27, 2001 at 23:23:09, John Merlino wrote: >>> >>>>On October 27, 2001 at 18:53:02, Slater Wold wrote: >>>> >>>>>On October 27, 2001 at 15:44:43, John Merlino wrote: >>>>> >>>>>Just to let you know, I run Chessmaster 8k on Windows 2000 Server, and the only >>>>>problem I have is the boxes not redrawing properly. :) >>>> >>>>What boxes? >>> >>>90% of them I have seen. (Which might be 10% of all of them!) >>> >>>Mostly the personality window. If I want to change who I am playing, it will >>>pop up all messed up. >>> >>>If you'd like, I could send you some screen shots! >>> >>>> >>>>>>And, of course, all of these could be directly traced to Windows 2000/NT. This >>>>>>was making me dread how well CM8000 would work on XP. >>>>>> >>>>>>Thankfully, by all accounts (which, admittedly, is still less than a dozen), >>>>>>there are no problems. >>>>>> >>>>>>However, I STILL hate the fact that you can't install it on more than one >>>>>>machine. And if you want to have ANY "fully-compliant" XP program on more than >>>>>>one computer you have to buy two copies of it. At least, that's what I've heard, >>>>>>but the only programs that I've actually been told enforce this requirement are >>>>>>Microsoft programs (such as Office XP). >>>>> >>>>>This could *not* be further from the truth. >>>>> >>>>>They will let you install it on any computer that belongs to you, that you use >>>>>*personally*. It can NOT be owned by your company, or furnished by your >>>>>company. I myself have 3 computers, in which I registered Office XP for all 3 >>>>>of them. I did not have to register my copy of Windows XP. >>>>> >>>>>Of course, you'll have a hard time explaining to MS why you have 20 comptuers. >>>>>But home LAN's are pretty common now. >>>> >>>>I have no personal experience with XP. However, my boss (who is exceptionally >>>>computer savvy, and would know as much about these things as anybody) told me >>>>that Office XP would NOT (i.e. refused to) install on a second machine, >>>>apparently because it was already installed on a different machine. >>> >>>When I called in to "register" my copy of XP, I told the lady I had 3 computers. >>> Her response was, "No problem sir, I would be more than happy to give you keys >>>for all of them." >> >>Hence the annoying part. You actually have to make a phone call if you have more >>than one computer. <sigh> I guess it's their legal right.... > >If you have just 1 computer, you can do it over the web. And just so you know, >they never ask your name. Just your zip code. :) > >I guess it is their legal right too, but you're right, it can be a bummer. >Windows 3.1, 95, and 98 were probably the most pirated software in the world >though. So it's not like it's unwarranted. > >Just a little story: The company I am currently working for had gone through >about 10 buy-outs in the last 12 months. When all was said and done, these 10 >companies had come together to make one corporation. Not a month after all >these buy-outs were finished, MS came to our company and did a system wide >audit. You don't want to know how much money we had to shell out. > >Needless to say, everyone at my company now runs "Belarc Advisor" on their >computers, as to not have this happen again. > >>jm Noted. But, hey, it's not my problem. I too have been bounced around through several companies, but IT has always handled all computer hardware/software issues, so at least *I* won't be guilty! ;-) jm
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