Devil's Own

[damoss34]

So What is the truth about the Devil's Own Version of XP. I remember originally it was thought to be fake because of the windows update on the link said corporate=false but that has been proven wrong and then some people believe that it is just XP pro with the PID number changed but I also noticed that while installing the files need to setup while setting up xp one of them is OEM something so I believe that it is just the OEM copy with the PID number changed. IS there any way to tell if you have the real devil's own copy and a patched one? How big is the file for the real devil's own copy? Thanks for the responses!

-DEREK-

[ashtray13]

Truely i dont care, everyone was trying so hard to crack it, using cheesy reset cracks(sorry angeldeath/epyx), now that it works people are debating lol

[Spyder Veteran]

Its too bad you can't just buy it and then not have to worry about this kind of thing

[damoss34]

I actually have a legit copy of XP, i was just wondering. I just found it interesting is all.

[Spyder Veteran]

Ok, my apology, but most who post this kind of thing either don't WANT to pay for the real thing or just can't for whatever reason (ie. dont have that kind of money)

[Keldyn]

I just think this is a very old and to say the least, worn out topic of debate. There have been numerous threads in regard to devils 0wn in the past here on neowin. Try doing a search before asking questions such as these.

[Roger H. Veteran]

they're all the same and they all work so stop worrying yourself so much.. you wont be missing nothing...

[Ice Blue]

Devil's own is not really corporate... but actually it's almost identical.

Devil's Own is the evaluation copy of XP. They found out that it was the same as the corporate version and got it a new PID (from what I guess is the corp version) and then it worked.

That's basically the jist of it.

[nomis_nehc]

I don't see how Devil'sOwn is not the real XP Pro. I have a legit copy of Corp and I do a CD compare and it's the same.

[damoss34]

Hey nomis_nehc,

How large is the cd of the real corp anyways??? the Devil's own i have is 488MB.

[mr.dan]

there's a one file difference between the two, i forget which file it is.... it's the same size but jsut has a different timestamp on it. if i can remeber where i found this info i'll post a link.

dan

[nomis_nehc]

The filesize is 488MB also. 512,342,016 bytes.

[Silvorgold]

hmmm if microsoft just made xp without wpa then all this probably wouldnt happen (although there'dd still be lots of pirated copies of it around)

[+Anarkii Subscriber²]

I got the devils own corp edition works like a dream

never had a problem with it at all since getting it back in july or august (my memory sucks)

[Wickedkitten Veteran]

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Originally posted by Ice Blue

Devil's own is not really corporate... but actually it's almost identical.

Devil's Own is the evaluation copy of XP. They found out that it was the same as the corporate version and got it a new PID (from what I guess is the corp version) and then it worked.

That's basically the jist of it.

dude, that doesn't make any sense at all. Eval copies don't ask you for a VLK. Devils Own specifically asks for a VLK and all the files are the same except for the readme.

[Khujo]

I remember when i first started using the corpfiles/devils own copies and ppl were still shouting timebomb timebomb, and its a fake, who cares, it works an works well, I actually have a shiney hologram real copy of Windows XP Pro i got FREE from microsoft training and will never innstall it simply because of WPA, the coporate versions work so so well.

[Zombie9920]

The difference between Corporate and retail professional are a few files. I can remember 2 of them off of the top of my head.

pidgen.dll (the file for PID's..the devils0wn release has the corporate pidgen.dll so you can use corporate CD keys)

oembios.bin (I don't know what this file is for)

There are 10 other different files between the 2. I will see if I can find my CD with the corpfiles package(it is used to replace the original files on the retail CD with the corporate files) and I'll list the other 10 files.

[KoL Veteran]

I got Devils0wn never had problems with it

works great great great

[Hook-Ups]

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Originally posted by KoL

I got Devils0wn never had problems with it

works great great great

Yup!

[Guest deadzombie]

Just out of curiousity, I ran Devils Own on a machine here at work when I upgraded all of our machines to XP Pro.

Devils Own runs like a dream. And other than saving 3 min during registration and activation, there are no useable differences between it and a retail version except for one;

I am really impressed with Microsoft support for XP. I have called them several times with a range of bizarre questions, and they always have an answer.

Even during the RC period, Microsoft reps were telling me how to use the activation code from RC2 to install XP on multiple machines (they said I could use it on however many machines I liked) and they told me how to reset my my system clock in the registry to circumvent RC2 early expiration!

Microsoft! Can you believe it? The only key is to get support, you need a valid activation key...

sorry Devils Own.