Minlogon illegal?

[Aegis]

Is it illegal to use it on a non-Windows XPE? After all, using it turns off WPA.

[dirtwarrior]

Aeqis it is not illegal to use minlogon in xp check out the forum on it at MP3 Car

[Aegis]

Link please?

[jaclaz]

Here is the link:

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=70

I cannot say if it's legal, though.

After all it is part of XP embedded.....

jaclaz

[LeveL]

A lot of things are not legal but it doesn't stop big companies doing it,

for example when Microsoft had to pay Sun Microsystems more than

$1.9 Billion or when Microsoft stole code from Caldera DOS to then make

it "MS-DOS"..... there is no such thing as MS-DOS, it ain't even legal, so

then why all the fuss over individuals who are not trying to profit from

doing this sort of "illegal" thing? Its no wonder we are all as thick as

t1ts on a boar and never even really progress. We're running on

the spot whilst thinking we are progressing - big companies like

Microsoft and their minions are LTFAO at us.

Edited March 1, 2007 by LeveL

[oldgoat43]

A lot of things are not legal but it doesn't stop big companies doing it,

for example when Microsoft had to pay Sun Microsystems more than

$1.9 Billion or when Microsoft stole code from Caldera DOS to then make

it "MS-DOS"..... there is no such thing as MS-DOS, it ain't even legal, so

then why all the fuss over individuals who are not trying to profit from

doing this sort of "illegal" thing? Its no wonder we are all as thick as

t1ts on a boar and never even really progress. We're running on

the spot whilst thinking we are progressing - big companies like

Microsoft and their minions are LTFAO at us.

I could gag and puke at those who constantly worry about M$'s rights!

What about OUR rights?

If you own the computer, then do what you want to do with it.

finis

[Zxian]

@oldgoat43 - You own the hardware, and you own a licence to use the software as it is provided. When you install XP, you did click a button saying that you agreed with the EULA (or you put that into the WINNT.SIF file), under which it states that you may not reverse engineer or modify the OS. Technically speaking, patching the uxtheme.dll file is illegal, but doing so doesn't cause Microsoft any harm or risk of people pirating the software. On the other hand, since minlogon does bypasses WGA, it can cause harm to Microsoft.

And you're right - you can do whatever you want with the computer, but you can't do whatever you want with Windows.

[S.SubZero]

For the record...

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms838653.aspx

They don't say you can't use it in XP Pro. They simply say it's not supported. If it was against any terms of service believe me, MS would have said so in this article and probably others.

[mark]

OT: So not to confuse those who wouldn't know any better. The correct expressions are-

Thick as thieves.

Useless as t1ts on a boar.

DL