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MenaceInc
07-21-2007, 03:17 PM
i think this was asked before but i cant remember.....would it be legal for me to burn a CD of a Windows Install Disc from a ISO I download from the internet as long as I use the COA key i have?
reason is i got a new laptop but no reinstall disc's and with any used laptops i like to do a fresh install.there is a COA sticker on the bottom for Windows XP Home edition so if i was to download an ISO of the install disc and use the key on the sticker then that would be alright,wouldnt it?
Cheezeball99
07-21-2007, 03:59 PM
Yup, just make sure you contact M$ and tell them that you are re-installing Windows, so you can activate it, because they'll let you do it, you just have to tell them so your activation goes through.
i think this was asked before but i cant remember.....would it be legal for me to burn a CD of a Windows Install Disc from a ISO I download from the internet as long as I use the COA key i have?
reason is i got a new laptop but no reinstall disc's and with any used laptops i like to do a fresh install.there is a COA sticker on the bottom for Windows XP Home edition so if i was to download an ISO of the install disc and use the key on the sticker then that would be alright,wouldnt it?
well we all know downloading copyrighted software...windows for that sake is illegal. not that I'm accusing you or anything but as far as todays world implys downloading a windows installation disc is considered Warez downloading.
Cheezeball99
07-21-2007, 06:34 PM
well we all know downloading copyrighted software...windows for that sake is illegal. not that I'm accusing you or anything but as far as todays world implys downloading a windows installation disc is considered Warez downloading.
Actually, it's not- M$ will send you a copy of the disc free, for just s&h. When you buy Windows you buy the license to USE Windows- no-one actually OWNS Windows other than M$.
Actually, it's not- M$ will send you a copy of the disc free, for just s&h. When you buy Windows you buy the license to USE Windows- no-one actually OWNS Windows other than M$.
i didnt say MS didnt own windows and MenaceInc said he downloaded it from the net, which is considered illegal (warez) since he didnt buy it online and has supposedly downloaded it from a source other then MS. when you buy a copy of windows you receive the license to use that copy which you bought, not another one.
Darkchild
07-22-2007, 03:19 AM
you can use Nlite to skip the activation part :P
Cheezeball99
07-22-2007, 07:45 AM
i didnt say MS didnt own windows and MenaceInc said he downloaded it from the net, which is considered illegal (warez) since he didnt buy it online and has supposedly downloaded it from a source other then MS. when you buy a copy of windows you receive the license to use that copy which you bought, not another one.
Well, if that's so then why do they send you another copy free (plus S&H) if you request one? He's paid, he's attained a license legally 'n' such, so there is no reason he can't use another disc.
seann33uk
07-22-2007, 08:51 AM
you can use Nlite to skip the activation part :P
i like that, two people arguing over whether a download copy would be illegal because it's downloaded, even though if you ask Ms they will give you a disc free, and you walk in and say, you in bypass activation with NLite:w00t:
Well, if that's so then why do they send you another copy free (plus S&H) if you request one? He's paid, he's attained a license legally 'n' such, so there is no reason he can't use another disc.
well its pretty obvious he didn't request one from MS. and paying for something and obtaining a license for a product as far as i see doesn't mean you get total freedom of usage over the product, which i am sure you will agree since we are part of the psp homebrew community and know how sony hates to see users forsake them for homebrew developments. besides that isnt what this was about, he asked if using a downloaded ISO (which MS never Has Available For Downloading so its an illegal copy floating around the net) is legal which if you ask MS i am sure they will say "no it isnt"
Cheezeball99
07-22-2007, 12:41 PM
Well, regardless, I'm still personally going to rule LEGAL.:mellow:
bwalker
07-23-2007, 08:12 PM
who wants to write microsoft and ask them lol.
Raymond_N
07-23-2007, 10:04 PM
Most downloaded ISO files of Windows Xp have been altered to skip the activation process. These files would be considered illegal.
bwalker
07-26-2007, 06:04 PM
Most downloaded ISO files of Windows Xp have been altered to skip the activation process. These files would be considered illegal.
Thats a really good point. But say if it was a an iso of a legit windows cd that you downloaded directly from a friend or someone you knew. Or even lets just say its and untampered image.
Cheezeball99
07-26-2007, 07:22 PM
Most downloaded ISO files of Windows Xp have been altered to skip the activation process. These files would be considered illegal.
On the contrary, most of them just have the crack to falsify the activation process, it's not already done.
roe-ur-boat
07-26-2007, 07:25 PM
This should be put in the debate section
Cheezeball99
07-26-2007, 07:51 PM
This should be put in the debate section
Heh, probably, but it did start out as a simple question. I hope MenaceInc got a wanted answer somewhere in here.:smile:
Darkchild
07-27-2007, 02:34 AM
well...he may get more than just one answer I'll tell ya that xD
Cheezeball99
07-27-2007, 02:41 AM
well...he may get more than just one answer I'll tell ya that xD
Fair enough.
MenaceInc
07-27-2007, 03:44 PM
i decided to go ahead with it anyway and have my laptop going the way i wanted it to now :)
also have cygwin installed with the psp toolchain again so should be getting back to developing soon i hope ^_^
as for the activation part,there wasn't any problem really,just used the key on the COA sticker and it worked. :)
Darkchild
07-30-2007, 10:59 PM
hehe, lucky you...I guess :P
Cheezeball99
07-31-2007, 12:29 AM
So, MenaceInc, you're a mod now? Or did x3 change it so everyone can have a custom user title?:confused1: Just figured I'd ask and congrats if that was the case.
MenaceInc
08-02-2007, 02:43 PM
nah,i'm not a mod.and wouldnt really want to be anyways.could of been i guess had i asked when x3 was looking mods but nope. i think everyones allowed a custom user title.
Darkchild
08-03-2007, 12:56 AM
try and PM him to be a mod :) maybe he will accept you ^^
Cheezeball99
08-03-2007, 01:11 AM
try and PM him to be a mod :) maybe he will accept you ^^
Eh, he said he didn't want to be, no pressure, MenaceInc, no pressure.:smile:
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