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Old Aug 23, 2002, 05:16 AM   #151
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 05:34 AM   #152
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 06:14 AM   #153
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Let me make this clear, so this build will expire in 180 days
No it will not expire, I have set my computer forward 1 year rebooted no problem, 2 years no problem, 10 years no problem, this version doesn't expire. NAV 2002 does, LOL.
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 06:15 AM   #154
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Just wanted to mention that the 1102 EULA DOES NOT include the 180 days
time sensative and will not function crap of some of the earlier betas.

Read it word for word. Not there.
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 06:19 AM   #155
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I am watching the comments for some time now my question is what the benefit(s) are for slipstreaming the sp1?Is this because you dont get the verify product key thing of does is has some other function??
benefit(s)? yeah that's it.. i want to know it myself,
so i turn to the Babylon well its wont tell me whats i really want to know so i decide to install the wordWeb v2.0 this's good i think i'll pay 18 bucks for the pro version.
back in to the topic..

and here's what i got:-
slip = A place where a craft can be made fast
stream = Move in large numbers

so my guess for the benefit(s) shud be.. FUN, FAST, FREE.
i'll have to wait for a better answers too.

PS. for "slipstreaming" i cant find it anywhere.

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Old Aug 23, 2002, 06:20 AM   #156
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Just wanted to mention that the 1102 EULA DOES NOT include the 180 days
time sensative and will not function crap of some of the earlier betas.

Read it word for word. Not there.

Glad somebody else noticed, I thought I was going crazy.
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 06:26 AM   #157
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Glad somebody else noticed, I thought I was going crazy.
i did man i did idid i did
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 06:30 AM   #158
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I noticed too, great improvements!!
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Ahhhhhhh, I want this SP pack. Does anyone have a working download link?
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 07:44 AM   #162
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Default Post Benefits of Slipstreaming

Here is a benefit of slipstreaming.

If you make a slipstream SP1,
One good thing happens for sure.
You could do a clean install of
XP with the slipstream. What you get after
setup completes is Windows XP
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You don't have to install XP first
then later update to sp1.

this is all I found so far, there probably
are more benefits.
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 08:37 AM   #163
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Here is a benefit of slipstreaming.

If you make a slipstream SP1,
One good thing happens for sure.
You could do a clean install of
XP with the slipstream. What you get after
setup completes is Windows XP
installed & already updated to SP1.
You don't have to install XP first
then later update to sp1.

this is all I found so far, there probably
are more benefits.
Thanks DVDKing

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Old Aug 23, 2002, 08:44 AM   #164
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 09:04 AM   #165
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Anybody out there could give the a link to get the desktop remover program or the reg keys to delete , as it has appeared on mine this morning after installing 1102?
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 09:15 AM   #166
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Anybody out there could give the a link to get the desktop remover program or the reg keys to delete , as it has appeared on mine this morning after installing 1102?

only one key needs to be deleted
here is command enter it in run on startmenu

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reg delete HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Ce rtificates\2BD63D28D7BCD0E251195AEB519243C13142EBC 3 /f
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 09:20 AM   #168
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i cant find a link for you anywhere they all dead.

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Old Aug 23, 2002, 09:22 AM   #169
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i cant find a link for you anywhere they all dead.

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I think he got one from Iexbeta.com
thanks for your help. I know it was appreciated.
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 11:44 AM   #170
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Here is the link to the batch file that removes the (For Testing Purposes)crap...


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Old Aug 23, 2002, 12:18 PM   #171
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Default Post If the desktop text doesn't go away...

I found that the removal of the 2 registry keys (certificates) would not remove the desktop for testing message on my machine after installing the new WMP build on top of xpsp1-1102

Reg detective would normally work fine for me when I searched for "testing", but not this time.

Found a little zip file with a registry bit inside to merge and remove this so called watermark. Here's where I got it from.

http://www.ticz.com/homes/users/walt...aterremove.zip



I don't think that 1102 does this variation to the registry, but rather it is the new wmp that is doing something a little differently.
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 12:55 PM   #172
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Does anybody know when we'l get the final Service Pack from M$ for XP?
Right now I have the SP1 1102 instaled on my pc and it works fine, i feel the pc smooth and responsive to all the stuff i have on it, I'd installed almost the last SP since 1086 and this one 1102 is the most stable, I didn't notice yet the diferences but i'm gonna search for it and if i find them, I'll let you know Bros.
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 01:09 PM   #173
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Dvdking Thanks for relpying only what i dont get is I update immediatly after downloading so why make a bootable version of it???
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Old Aug 23, 2002, 02:11 PM   #174
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Downloaded it, finally got to the install screen for the first time since build 1068, but I get the update.inf/cryptographic services error..... I check, it's running, anyone got a solution to this yet?
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They say we get the 1st official XPSP1 August 28th.

As you say JoJo... this 1102 is sweet.
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Default Post Slipstreaming SP1 and the upcoming MS CDKEY blacklisting

Guys,
I just posted a reply to a topic about the plans of MS to blacklist Corp edition CDKEYS that appeared on the Offtopic forum. However, this seems to be a much better place for this discussion.
An article appeard on the http://www.tweakxp.com/tweakxp/ that stated the following:

"Microsoft is planning what could end up being quite a shock for the Windows XP warez world, and what currently looks to be one of the most amazing moves made by Microsoft since Windows Product Activation was introduced.

Currently, Microsoft is in the works of completely rewriting the algorithm for the way Windows XP Corporate keys are generated, and is rewriting the code for Windows XP to recognize this new algorithm. This new code will be an added 'feature' of Service Pack 1 due out later this year.

At the present moment, an upgrade to Windows XP SP1 from Windows XP with no SP installation will not give any problems or errors about an invalid CD-Key on a corporate version of Windows XP. This is because the new algorithm feature has been switched off in SP1 upgrades. To get to see this new feature, you would have to slipstream SP1 into the Windows XP installation media and setup Windows. Once you've reached the CD-key, no current Corporate Windows XP key (none of the 75 that we've tried) will work, as they are all invalid. Even if a corporate key is managed to be found, the chances of it working when SP1 final comes out are slim to none, as Microsoft is rumored to 'still be working on the algorithm for SP1 for Corporate customers'.

So why is Microsoft keeping this a secret? To put it mildly, they are a bit perturbed that warezers have been able to exploit the corporate edition of Windows XP to completely bypass WPA. They are planning to keep it a complete surprise until SP1 final has been released and shut down as many warez users from using Windows XP as possible. They know if it's made widely known what they are planning, nobody will upgrade to SP1 until an appropriate patch has been made.

And as far as patches go, as far as we can guess right now the only patch that is going to work will be the ever popular "Reset" patch. If you slipstream a corporate version of Windows XP as you're supposed to do, it will upgrade the algorithm. Note that the slipstream patches the DLL files which generate the CD keys, it doesn't replace them. This is why you cannot slipstream a non corporate version of Windows XP and drop the corporate files in and expect the installation to work properly. Windows also checks for the DLL files version numbers and if they don't match, errors will be created during install. It could be possible to find these DLL's, replace the version numbers with those of SP1, and put them back into the installation media, but you'd also have to find a way to replicate the Microsoft signature on the DLL's as well as the CAB files for setup to actually copy the files to the hard drive.

The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about this is that the current Corporate users of Windows XP are going to have to get a new CD-key reissued for their versions of Windows with SP1. Microsoft has decided that the cost of current corporate customers having to get a new CD-key is less that what they are losing in the market of Windows XP being distributed as a corporate installation amongst warez users. Microsoft is also planning to warn those with corporate editions of Windows XP to not let the CD-keys slip into the mainstream. The EULA is going to be rewritten to fit a new type of 'Corporate release' and it's been rumored that if a customers key is to get into the market, Microsoft may take legal action against those consumers.

Another rumor that is running rounds at Redmond is that Microsoft may actually include a type of "Phone home" feature in the corporate versions of Windows XP only. This feature would connect to a Microsoft server upon connection and deliver the IP address of the connected computer and what the Installation ID is. Before privacy advocates begin screaming, realize that if Microsoft was to want to do this, they could very easily make provisions in the EULA that they (Microsoft) have included a feature that makes sure the Corporate edition of Windows XP is not installed on more computers than it's contract is made out for, and the computers IP address and the Installation ID may be transmitted to a local Microsoft server thought 128-bit encryption. No more information would be transmitted to the servers, and for more information, see the Microsoft Privacy Statement. It's a possibility, as corporate versions of Windows aren't exactly tailored for use by home and everyday users, so the EULA could very well be expanded to include such a feature.

As far as activation goes on a legal copy of Windows XP, we slipstreamed our copy and it installed and activated without any problems. The algorithm for normal customers will stay the same apparently. So far, only the corporate version of XP gets the new revamped algorithm feature. It's one less feature I can do without personally."Microsoft is planning what could end up being quite a shock for the Windows XP warez world, and what currently looks to be one of the most amazing moves made by Microsoft since Windows Product Activation was introduced."

So the question is this: Will MS force all legal Corp users to change their CDKEY in order to install SP1? Does anyone think that large companies like IBM, Motorolla etc. can afford to waste time to change the key on every PC they have XP on? IMHO this is a breach of contract. Companies who bought thousends of Corp licences will not accept this, and it's not their interest if MS wants to blacklist pirated copies of XP. They PAID for their licences.
I doubt that MS will take such a chance. But perhaps MS found a flaw in Blue's XP-KEY that can allow it to differentiate between original and Blue CD-KEYS? In that case only illegal keys will be bannd. For example, all legal Corp CD keys I saw had an ID of xxxxx-640-xxxxxxx-xxxxx while most Blue keys have 644, 645, 647 etc.
The article above claims that slipstreaming SP1 Betas on XP Corp will trigger the new key algorithms, while others say it reverts the corp version to a retail pro version.
Has anyone else tried to install a slipstreamed version of XP Corp? Can you share your experince? This is even more intersting if someone was to try it with a legal corp key.
I was at an MS Technet convention a few days ago, and the speaker boasted that SP1 will not install on pirated XP. Is he correct?
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Dvdking Thanks for relpying only what i dont get is I update immediatly after downloading so why make a bootable version of it???
My personal reason is

something always seems to go wrong when I least expect.

Like 2 days ago my system crashed & I lost everything including
my download of SP1, however i did make a slipstream CD of SP1
so I was able to re-install back to sp1 without updating.
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Thanks to DVDKingdom

Renaming the 2 files in my slipstream of SP1090 solved the problem of having to activate the copy. No more time bomb and the install went smoothly. I have created a slipstream of SP1102 and installed a fresh copy on my other machine and used a Blue key which worked perfectly, it seems to be that in SP over 1097 ms has replaced the gold code on all corp versions, the vl keys all work again and no activations is required.

Anyone notice???

Well 1102 is running well and all is good again, a big thanks to DVDKingdom

One last question why do most people require the uxtheme.dll file is there any reason to replace this?
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Renaming the 2 files in my slipstream of SP1090 solved the problem of having to activate the copy. No more time bomb and the install went smoothly. I have created a slipstream of SP1102 and installed a fresh copy on my other machine and used a Blue key which worked perfectly, it seems to be that in SP over 1097 ms has replaced the gold code on all corp versions, the vl keys all work again and no activations is required.

Anyone notice???

Well 1102 is running well and all is good again, a big thanks to DVDKingdom

One last question why do most people require the uxtheme.dll file is there any reason to replace this?
Your welcome, glad I could help.

To answer your question about uxtheme.dll the reason some are
wanting a patched version is that file controls the theme function
of XP with the original you can't use any themes other than what
Microsoft makes available without running a 3rd party program.

With the patched uxtheme.dll you can use any theme you want
no extra program needed.
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Well, After installing this service pack I too have noticed a speed and stability increase. Pretty nice! Kind of feels like I just did a fresh install of XP.
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