Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!linus!linus!mwunix.mitre.org!jcmorris From: jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: DOS 5.0 reseller protection? Message-ID: Date: 18 Jun 91 16:48:03 GMT References: Sender: news@linus.mitre.org (News Service) Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford MA Lines: 19 Nntp-Posting-Host: mwunix.mitre.org elund@graphics.rent.com (Eric W. Lund - Subop) writes: >An article in the latest issue of Computer Shopper did a poor job of >explaining what came with the package, and what he meant by Microsoft taking >steps to stop resellers from including pirated copies of DOS 5.0 with their >systems. Can anyone explain what he was talking about? The "official" MS-DOS manual has a hologram on the spine, and a note on the front cover telling you to look for the hologram. Microsoft has lost a helluva lot of money to pirates in the past few years... >The author stated the install disks are not "bootable", and intimated that >creating bootable disks are a major hassle. Is there any copy protection >(logical, or through "hassle") in DOS 5.0? No copy protection. The deal is that if you buy the upgrade, then by definition you must have a running copy already. Joe Morris