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stdPikachu
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Pirated versions have generally been hacked to buggery to get the bits that report your hardware hashes to MS and other activation gubbins removed. As with so many other things, the pirates provide a superior product to what the powers that be would sell to us... it's only if you install a legitmate version of XP or Vista that all of your stuff gets reported 
http://www.technibble.com/windows-xp-activation-explained/
http://www.technibble.com/windows-xp-activation-explained/
stdPikachu
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On that I dunno, this is just word from the grapevine. My guess is you'd want to spend some googling the issue, since it's not unknown for some warez OS's to be trojaned as well (although they're generally taken down sharpish).
I don't advodate pirating it though. I'm generally of the opinion that if you can't afford it you shouldn't be using it. Cue my Linux cheerleading act
I don't advodate pirating it though. I'm generally of the opinion that if you can't afford it you shouldn't be using it. Cue my Linux cheerleading act
stdPikachu
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Jonti
what the dormouse said
stdPikachu
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Yes, but my logging on to MS's servers and thus telling them your system ID's, installing WGA, etc.
subversplat
writer of wrongs
You burn it on to a CD and boot from the bios.wishface said:
afaik the disc works; i put it on this machine and it brought up the installation menu and the contents seem valid. Unfortunately booting from the bios (i slected boot from cd) just says invalid system disk.
ive had enough of all this shit. between pirate bollocks and mircocunt im fucked off with it all.
ive had enough of all this shit. between pirate bollocks and mircocunt im fucked off with it all.
cesare said:
I want to do a total rebuild though. basically just keeping the case and soundcard. It would basically be a new PC. If I can use my disk, I'll try and download SP2 as an executable to install it offline. My disk is from pre SP2 days. Don't fancy letting that loose on the net.
I'm guessing i'd have to get a new licence. Probably easier just to buy a fresh copy.
subversplat
writer of wrongs
You're getting into dodgy territory (the sorts of dodgy territory that Microsoft is always getting into hot water over) with the moving of the licence. The law says that it should be fair use as it's your copy of windows to install wherever you like, but MS isn't going to make it easy.xenon said:
I'd say install and attempt to activate it, if it doesn't work you might need a new code from MS, but don't waste any extra money - you should be allowed to do this.
If you're dead lucky though the serial won't have been registered at all as a lot of hardware OEMs just use a bulk-register number and rely on the right bios hash being on the machine.
wishface said:
You've got three options:
* Get a dodgy copy, and stop worrying all the time.
* Pay up for a legit copy. As I think I've mentioned the quickest way to get this is an OEM copy from an online store
* Get something else. Probably Ubuntu.
Personally I'd go for the last as you're off Mr Gates is upgrade escalator...
Then your choice is made for you.
your choices are made. You don't want to stick with what you've got.
1. Try another pirate copy. Take your chances. Find out what others have done.
2. Try and get the money. (this falls outside the remit of this thread)
3. investigate Ubuntou or some other Linux.
your choices are made. You don't want to stick with what you've got.
1. Try another pirate copy. Take your chances. Find out what others have done.
2. Try and get the money. (this falls outside the remit of this thread)
3. investigate Ubuntou or some other Linux.
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