It’s like copying your DVDs and CDs to back them up to protect your investment - theoretically it’s illegal, but software companies provide you the means (legally) to work around copy protections with their software and codecs.

However, Microsucks provides a walkthrough of exactly ho to do this, so they have provided their own work around for the copyright laws. In theory (that is the “letter-of-the-law”) you cannot legally do this without violating copyright laws. Re-burn the DVD and voila you have a LEGITIMATE copy of windows XP with the “Black” skin and mods. txt file with a different extension) to include your own Windows XP CD-Key Code. NET) savvy individual, could easily find the one file containing the instruction script for the XP install (WINNT.SIF) and edit the file (it is only a. However, any mild tech and net (that’s internet, not. With, of course, one exception: The CD-Key Code. There is nothing illegal about this, in fact see this url for Microsucks own guided tour of how to create an install exactly like Windows XP Black: Windows XP Black is indeed a well thought out semi-unattended installation package. Microsucks own packaging development tools are an example to be found at: Additionally, there are dozens of free and share ware programs available to increase this functionality beyond the standard (or modified) installation. Windows XP professional (the one I own, I don’t know about XP Home), on the installation disk, has instructions and files to customize and automate your install. Windows XP was designed to allow network administrators (and others who like to tweak with their software and hardware) to customize and automate installation for multiple installs (usually with multicomputer license on a network). XP Black is no more than a well thought out skin.

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