Forced to set up Passport account by Bruce Garlock

Thu Aug 14 21:35:41 GMT 2003 Forced to set up Passport account by Bruce Garlock

Because of Microsoft's decision to stop supporting NT4, and to replace an aging server with something newer, I had to purchase Windows 2000 to run our ADP payroll software. This is the only Windows server in our shop, and the only one I have to reboot on a weekly basis. I'm hoping we will have better luck with 2k, but time will tell.

In order to license Windows 2000 properly (and install it), I had to create a MS passport account. I didn't see any other way to license it, so if anyone has ideas on how to license Win2k or 2003, please let me know, because I have to install 2k in another couple weeks on our Ink dispensing computer, and do not want to use that passport account again.

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