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31-08-2003, 23:52
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Yep scratched original again...I am not leaving cds at your house.
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01-09-2003, 05:40
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OK, lets get the facts straight.
1. I have an original WindowsXP Pro CD. It works. It boots, and lets me install WindowsXP Pro on a formated hard drive  .2. Windows does not use any CD protection (or so we think), besides a CD-KEY. 3. When I make a copy of my ORIGINAL WindowsXP Pro CD with either Alcohol 120% or BlindWrite - I can BOOT into Windows Installation process, BUT I get an i386 error. This happens ALL THE TIME with a copied CD, and NEVER happens with the original CD. 4. If am to use NERO and manually adjust all the settings (such boot sector) and make a copy of the original CD - it works JUST AS GOOD as the original CD, WITHOUT any errors. 
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01-09-2003, 06:47
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Machina - one more detail, but 'tis EXTREMELY important
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01-09-2003, 08:08
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Yes, and I was pissed, because I had to reformat since it copied all the needed files to start installation, but the installation itself got screwed up!
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01-09-2003, 09:33
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Flash news, m8s
It seems that Windows XP CD might have some sort of copy-protection after all. It is well known that Windows XP uses a key-activation system to prevent different machines from running WinXP with the same key. HOWEVER there was very little I could get on the Web concerning copy-protection of the CD itself. Hints and smatterings of users who had sought advice after failing to make direct 1:1 backups and who had found other ways of bypassing the "protection" (using modifed Nero ISO images, etc...) was all I found. Still can't test with CloneCd, nor even my Discdump-made backup 4 now, since this will call not only for rebooting system but also making a Norton Ghost backup of my current Win2000 installation, formating HDD and fully installing WinXP to see if it really works.  Machina - when U tested Alcohol or BW backups, were they inserted in the burner or did U try them in a CD/DVD reader (NOT burner) as well? Furthermore, though I doubt M$ would have used hardware CD protection for WinXP, U could always try running BWAbuilder on the original CD (choose 8x speed), just to make sure...
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