i just found this post from june
i dont know if this has been posted before but i must post it now

WindowsXP Corporate Edition Expires
Posted Tuesday 04 June @ 02:32:00


Lemmi of WinHelpline send words that some versions of Windows XP Corporate Edition expired last week.

To check out whether it version concerned possesses:

1. Search for file NT5.CAT
2. Click on properties
3. Digital signature
4. The certificate Microsoft Windows XP Publisher click on details
5. Show certificate
6. Now stands there: valid to 29.05.2002
7. All drivers are no longer certified likewise!

This problem arises also with bought versions of Windows XP. Thus only illegal versions are not concerned!!

german
http://news.winhelpline.info/index.p...lenews&id=3453
translator
http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr

anyone know german that can translate it in english in tech terms?


can someone set their date to 2006 and install xp from scratch to see if it wont install?

mine states it will expire in 2003 but i havent checked a fresh install yet
i will install in a month or so and do the date check then

i set the date to 2004 on this computer and the rebbot was fine so who knows

m$ states that you will need to patch your cd for later installs in 2004

so who knows?

i think this would be possible since m$ wants corp to upgrade every year and it would be foolish to give a copy of windows that would install fresh for life


egghead