On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 06:45:36 -0500, "Jonny" <billgates@scampublic.net>

>I recently wiped a HP laptop, then using the HP restore CD, restored the
>entire HD which included a fresh XP. It said nothing about activation ever.

That may in part be because it's BIOS-locked, and doesn't use the
change-monitoring approach to triggering the DoS payload.

Change the motherboard to a different one, and you're dead. This
matters less on laptops and proprietary PCs if these trap you into
using such parts from a single vendor anyway.



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