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  Windows 2000 to inherit XP's copy protection?
   by Jer "Azonic" Davis - 02:13 pm, April 26, 2001             [Articles]
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  Here's a new and interesting development on the Windows    to go
  XP copy protection and licensing registration front.       [Image]
  Many of us aren't too comfortable with Microsoft's
  plans, and how they could affect our privacy and our       CPU heat
  computers' usability. But those who think "Oh, forget      dissipation
  XP; I'll just stick with Win2K and avoid this whole        action
  mess" may have a surprise coming. It's looking like MS     [Image]
  is laying the groundwork to update Windows 2000 to         Intel's Pentium 4
  support the same registration process as Windows XP.       1.7GHz processor
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  After installing the IE 6 preview, I had the following     On regulating
  registry key added to my Win2k Pro box:                    video game sales
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       \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSLicensing    TR reviews the
                                                             Via KT133A
  Within this key are 2 subkeys: "HardwareID" and "Store"    chipset
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  Under the "HardwareID" key is a "ClientHWID" binary
  value entry, containing what I'll assume is a hash key     Dr. Damage asks:
  generated off my system's hardware.                        a PC video
                                                             editing system?
  Under the "Store" key is another key named                 [Image]
  "LICENSE000", which contains four binary values named      TR reviews Abit's
  the following: "ClientLicense", "CompanyName",             KT7A-RAID
  "LicenseScope", and "ProductID".                           motherboard
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  Make of this what you will, but I wouldn't be surprised    The great audio
  to see MS start sneaking code like this in through         debate: over
  hotfixes and service packs. It may become rather           [Image]
  difficult to avoid their registration scheme.              More...
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