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Options for 'Fixing' A Pirated Copy of Windows
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?"
Whoop, there you go up above. You can change the key. That's what I get for being a Linux user and out of the loop.
I'm stuck with the WGA screen when i turn my computer on. Anyone have a work around?
Haha, funniest comment I've read on /. in a while.
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I know most folks hate computers and just want to get whatever they're used to so they can get their work done with the minimum amount of thought. For those people shelling out the money to get legal with Microsoft is probably the best way to go.
But there are a lot of Windows users out there, let's call them "cheapskates," who can't see the sense in paying twice as much for software as they paid for their entire computer. I bet Microsoft's cracking down on piracy will drive a lot of users to Linux. Especially as they learn that Linux is so polished now that it's as easy to install and use as Windows. And it doesn't have to cost a dime. No piracy checks. No phoning home behind your back, no locking you into proprietary file formats. No spyware. No viruses. No other unacceptable bullshit.
There are many excellent Linux distributions, but I happen to use Ubuntu. It's free, it's fast, it's stable, it's secure. It's just better. XP is a bloated, creaking pig. How can it be worth anything when the superior alternative is free?