Quote Originally Posted by Deaf Pimp
You can still get security updates without a legit copy. As a matter of fact, Microsoft will allow illegal copies to download updates because they feel everyone should not be exploited by hackers.
Did they finally change that? last time i went to update my system it gave me a message, something along the lines of "you have the most commonly pirated key to microsoft windows xp pro. if you are the owner please contact us at 1-800-nopirates we will only provide updated security updates for legitiment users blah blah blah..." and this was about 2 months ago.