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Options for 'Fixing' A Pirated Copy of Windows

Posted by ryuzaki0 on

PunkOfLinux writes "My parents are running a pirated copy of windows that my mom received from a teacher at school. My parents want to go legit, and buy a copy of Windows, but they are afraid of deleting everything and having to reinstall all their programs. Seeing as I know you guys will have an answer, I'm going to ask you: What would you do in this situation?"

12 of 601 comments (clear)

  1. First of all... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would post as anonymous coward...

    1. Re:First of all... by caluml · · Score: 1, Funny

      Well, congratulations! You seem to have passed the first step successfully!

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  2. Re:Buy a copy of windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it just me, or does that application SERIOUSLY lack nice MIDI music?

  3. Over-under by mj01nir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Over-under on the number of "install Linux over it" posts: 36.

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  4. Microsoft does not know the alphabet. by students · · Score: 2, Funny
    In a VB (eww!) script in parent's link:
    Wscript.echo "Correct usage: Cscript ChangeVLKey.vbs ABCDE-FGHIJ-KLMNO-PRSTU-WYQZX"
    Back to kindergarten, Microsoft.
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  5. If it's a pirated version of XP by Khyber · · Score: 2, Funny

    Turn that pirated version in to Microsoft and give them some info on how you obtained it, and they'll get you a legit copy of Windows in return, plus a small nominal charge, of course.

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  6. Vista by jdbartlett · · Score: 2, Funny

    Upgrading XP? Why not just wait for Vista?

    See you in a few years.

  7. It's simple... by yakhan451 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... all you have to aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all.

  8. JUST DOWNLOAD IT AGAIN FROM MININOVA.ORG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Seriously just re-download Windows XP From www.mininova.org, MUCH SMARTER IDEA

  9. Re:So tell me... by CaptainAvatar · · Score: 2, Funny
    What is this a crack for? :-)

    My sanity.

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  10. Re:Reinstall by Propaganda13 · · Score: 2, Funny

    They don't want to reinstall because they're don't want to reinstall their pirated copy of Office.

  11. Re:Why bother? by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ooooh, but mocking self-righteousness and ignorance is baaaad!

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