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UUID in final version?

#1 riz

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Posted 02 September 2001 - 03:12 AM

So I heard that MS put a unique ID in the final RTM build of Windows XP. Now my question is:

Why would you put a unique id in a CD that is mass-copied? isn't that what the RTM copy is?

I'm quite confused.

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Posted 02 September 2001 - 08:33 AM

they put the UUID into the ISOs the beta testers get so that they can track where the leaked builds come from.

#3 riz

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Posted 02 September 2001 - 05:47 PM

so they didn't put it in the final retail version then right? Like the final build 2600?

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Posted 03 September 2001 - 07:12 AM

the final eval copies released to beta testers have them i believe. If you are paranoid about it just copy the files to your HD and remake the CD. That way there is no UUID on the CD.