Originally Posted by nihil
I think that you mean Windows 2000 SP4 ?
All the software vendor is saying is: "We do not support our product running under an operating system that is no longer supported by its vendor" Which I would translate as: "If it works on anything else, lucky you.............. if it doesn't don't bother to call"
That makes perfectly logical business sense.
All they have done is covered their a$$es by forcing you to read their disclaimer. To circumvent the check is generally pretty trivial, but makes you accept total responsibility for the consequences.
Helpdesks are pretty expensive to run and are a total drain on profitability ;)