A security hole in servers run by Conxion, Microsoft´s Web hosting partner, allowed people to download a testing version of Windows XP without paying for it for the second time in two weeks.

The glitch, reported Monday by people attempting to download the software and confirmed by CNET News.com, underscores ongoing problems Microsoft has encountered in delivering preview versions of the new operating system to more than 100,000 testers. Those people paid between $10 and $20 for the right to get the software.

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