Piracy, Windows XP SP1, and You

Some information about the pending WindowsXP SP1 has surfaced at Microsoft in an attempt to field the question of, "What if my install of WindowsXP is pirated??"

Here is what Microsoft claims will happen if you try to install SP1 on a priated version of WinXP
" They will be unable to install the update until they have acquired genuine software and installed that software with a valid product key. Nothing will happen to their underlying Windows XP installation. Access to upgrades and service releases is a benefit that Microsoft offers to those who have acquired and use genuine Microsoft products only. There are no exceptions to this."

Here is how you can tell if you will be screwed or not
"What are the product keys that are affected by this?"
We are not publishing the product keys themselves, however the product IDs generated from these product keys are (where X may be any numeric value):
XXXXX-640-0000356-23XXX
XXXXX-640-2001765-23XXX
The product ID can be found by right clicking on My Computer and choosing Properties and viewing the General tab.
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp#wxpsp1

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