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The only OS lock I can think of would be DRM and I don't remember what Windows has what when it comes to that.
It was the case at one point that an official licensed Windows copy would somehow come up with something like a hash value using hardware data like SSD + mobo + cpu serial numbers, and if one of the three changed it would count it as a new machine and invalidate the license. People were not happy about that and I think it got changed.
I'm not sure about a bunch of the most recent processors but over the years Intel in particular has sold various "unlocked" versions of its upper tiers.
This lock though, it's not about OS. It's about overclocking the chip to run faster.
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I forgot about that - the license key tied to hardware. I think in the last few years, MS came up with a better process (or just turned it off). I haven't seen it in a while. I would occasionally have an issue with a cloned drive.
What I read a while back is that when a set of chips come out of production, AMD/Intel try to run that at max performance - only some will pass. They reduce the clock speed and get a few more to pass, and so on binning the processors and pricing them accordingly.
Charlie Gilley
βThey who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.β BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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It's been a while since I saw @BillWoodruff around. Does anybody know if he's okay or not?
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October 2023 is the last message I can find Pete
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Yeah, I found that. I miss his musings.
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Yes he's an interesting chap
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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If I recall correctly (and bear with me, as my memory is techy) he mentioned awhile back that he wasn't going to spend as much time here due to health issues?
So I imagine any news wouldn't be good where his absence is concerned. 
Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
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There all leaving us, Henry the Elephant, Darlek Dave & Nagy Vilimos (well they grew up) & now Bill.... 
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Paraphrasing: gaudeamus igitur vivimus sumus!
Mircea
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Think that means (German very RUSTY) "Let us enjoy life...something" ???
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It's supposed to be Latin: Let us rejoice while we live.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Daniel is right. Just for context, Gaudeamus igitur[^] is some kind of student anthem that we sang at uni reunions. 10, 20 30, 40 years... oh my gosh! we are still alive 
Mircea
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'Gaudeamus' used to be sung by all at the conclusion of graduation ceremonies back in the day (downunder at least).
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Indeed. I forgot about the grad ceremony... too far back in the mist of time 
Mircea
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Well, i had my time off as well but wasn't Dave willing to become the PM of Britain and therefore left? 
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
MessageBox.Show(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_signature)
? $"This is my signature:{Environment.NewLine}{_signature}": "404-Signature not found");
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Yep, I remember that.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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glennPattonWork3 wrote: well they grew up
Perhaps CodeProject should be renamed The Lost Boys.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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glennPattonWork3 wrote: There all leaving us, Henry the Elephant
While DD and Nagy simply had other pressing matters (politics and booze, methinks), Henry actually passed away.
He's the reason I'm on CP.
Decided to ask a question on here once, over ten years ago already, and Henry gave a good answer and even answered some follow up questions.
After that I decided CP was worth joining.
Unfortunately, after that I met some less pleasant individuals (who're all banned by now).
All in all I've met more good people than bad though
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He has indicated several times in his posts that his health is not good.
In addition, his age group is probably not the youngest.
Either way, let's hope he just takes a little break and that he will return ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
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I have been in the Lounge just long enough to recognize various posters
and to be excited when one of these members replies to one of my programming questions
Call me pie in the sky simplistic and way too sentimental
But as members reach some number of years here.
Why do you all not have a contact buddy that has at the least your email address?
Kind of a Club with in a Club
Reading these type of post is just not fun
YES I get the issue of privacy
I had the same concerns about JSOP but was too timid to ask
Just a thought
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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