According to Microsoft, if You want to reinstall Windows that came with computer, You should buy a new copy.
And You can always demand money back, before You agree with license, though, Microsoft newer returned money in that case (in other words, the stole that money).
Copy protection is not effective. And sometimes is very inconvinient for legal user. Like LPT keys, that interfere to printer.
Crackers can bypass even advanced copy protection.
So for legal user it is inconvinient, but for illegal nothing inconvinient after crack.
Long time ago I read a tale. One man come to capper and said: "I have this peace of material, can You make me cap from it". The capper answered: "Yes." And the man left.
After short time he returned.
- Can You make me two caps from this piece?
- Sure.
story repeats until he asks to make to eight caps.
When he returned next day, capper gave him eight very small caps.
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According to Microsoft, if You want to reinstall Windows that came with computer, You should buy a new copy. And You can always demand money back, before You agree with license, though, Microsoft newer returned money in that case (in other words, the stole that money). Copy protection is not effective. And sometimes is very inconvinient for legal user. Like LPT keys, that interfere to printer. Crackers can bypass even advanced copy protection. So for legal user it is inconvinient, but for illegal nothing inconvinient after crack.
Long time ago I read a tale. One man come to capper and said: "I have this peace of material, can You make me cap from it". The capper answered: "Yes." And the man left.
After short time he returned.
- Can You make me two caps from this piece?
- Sure.
story repeats until he asks to make to eight caps.
When he returned next day, capper gave him eight very small caps.