Why is it so difficullt?

[Bruce Chambers]

Installing a Windows XP over an
unauthorized version (namely a pirated copy) will not un-pirate it.

Huh? Atrocious language usage aside, where'd you ever get the patently
absurd idea that performing a repair installation (a.k.a. an in-place
upgrade) using a legitimate license isn't a perfectly acceptable means
of remedying the OP's situation?


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[Bruce Chambers]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Mucking around trying to become
"legitimate" may just screw up a working system.

As unfamiliar as the concept of integrity is to you, it's actually
quite important to a lot of other people.

Besides, the OP won't be able to keep his illegitimate installation
properly updated and secured. Or are you now also taking the part of
the world's malware disseminators and therefore want people to remain
vulnerable to exploits?


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[George Hester]

OK may be untrue but that is what I would do anyway. Take it easy.

 

[George Hester]

Because there is no telling what in the pirated version may else be
illegitimate. Bruce if you do not like my English do not read it or at
least attempt to.

 

[Nightowl]

OK may be untrue but that is what I would do anyway. Take it easy.

Some people might wish to wipe the drive and do a clean install. But
telling the OP he *has* to do that is irresponsible. Why chime in with
such "advice" when you have no proof that it's correct?

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Ignore George. He has a serious Troll history.

Tom
|
| >OK may be untrue but that is what I would do anyway. Take it easy.
|
| Some people might wish to wipe the drive and do a clean install. But
| telling the OP he *has* to do that is irresponsible. Why chime in with
| such "advice" when you have no proof that it's correct?
|
| --
| Nightowl

 

[Plato]

If the XP CD does not contain SP2, then create a slipstreamed CD.
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm

Other HowTo slipstream SP2 links:

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=295
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

 

[George Hester]

Ignore Tom he is a great soul.

 

[George Hester]

I do have proof you just wouldn't accept it.

 

[Nightowl]

Troll, you have *no* proof; you can't have because what you told the OP
was untrue, as I know *from my own experience.*

 

[kurttrail]

He will not be able to get updates.

FUD!

http://comsense.microscum.com
http://microscum.kurttrail.com/sp2

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[kurttrail]

As unfamiliar as the concept of integrity is to you, it's actually
quite important to a lot of other people.

LOL! For a fascist, you are funny!

Besides, the OP won't be able to keep his illegitimate installation
properly updated and secured.
FUD!

http://comsense.microscum.com
http://microscum.kurttrail.com/postsp2/


Or are you now also taking the part of
the world's malware disseminators and therefore want people to remain
vulnerable to exploits?

Fearmongering Fascist. MS's security patches are totally assessable.
And you talk about integrity, when spewing such utter bullsh*t!

http://microscum.com/bruce/

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[George Hester]

Well Troll Jr if you say so.

 

[ANONYMOUS]

Just for interest sake, how do you know that the person who built your
computer put an unauthorised version of Windows XP Professional on it."?

If you were getting all the updates and you were not required to keep
re-activating Windows then I would say that the product is completely
legal.

You are not supposed to ask the vendor whether he is using legal
products or not. This is the work of your local police unless you want
to risk your life for poking your nose into somebody's activities.

You are entitled to buy the product from any legal shop in an open
market and the legal title to that product passes on to you. It is upto
Microsoft to deal with the trader if he is selling illegal products. In
UK people get shot for asking to many questions!! A police woman was
shot dead (another got injured) just yesterday for doing their
respective jobs.

hth

 

[Nightowl]

Some "proof". Now I won't waste any more time on you.

 

[George Hester]

I'd say it is about time. Don't you understand that there is no proof with
an attitude like yours? I am absolutely willing to admit I am wrong. And
that may be true here. But I would not use a pirated version of an op sys
no matter how much you think it would perform up to expectations. Case
closed.

 

[Ted]

UK people get shot for asking to many questions!!

Worst than gangster movies.
UK has long history of pirating.
Wonder why Bush wouldn't free the UK also.

 

[Ted]

The guy has some truth, MS has a long history of releasing
buggy updates.
What I do normally, I wait few months before installing
these updates, and keep my eyes and ears open for bad ones.

 

[Nightowl]

I'd say it is about time. Don't you understand that there is no proof with
an attitude like yours?

But you said you had some.

I am absolutely willing to admit I am wrong. And
that may be true here.

No, you're not, you insisted you were right.

But I would not use a pirated version of an op sys
no matter how much you think it would perform up to expectations. Case
closed.

I wasn't going to waste any more of my time on you, but your slander
demands one more answer. If I thought it all right
to use a pirated OS, I would not have sent a suspect disk to Microsoft,
nor would I have spent £180 buying another retail version.

I advised the OP to do the same. Once he uses it to do a repair
installation, his OS will not be "pirated" but perfectly legal and
licensed. Stop fear-mongering!

You may prefer to wipe the disk and clean install but the OP may not
wish to lose his existing programs and data. Telling him he *has* to do
that is a) irresponsible and b) untrue. *That* is "case closed".

 

[George Hester]

Of course if you insist that installing a new system implies the loss of
programs and data then I can see you have not given much though on how to
install an op sys. I have installed many operating systems with no loss of
programs and data. Yes you will lose configuration settings but even those
many of which you can bring into the new system.

I do not believe I said he had to wipe the disk. You say that not me. I
said "re-install" which was probably a poor choice of words. "Install"
would have been better.

Let's just leave it at you think it is fine to repair an installation of a
pirated copy of an op sys with a valid one. To begin with I never install
over the top of another op sys repair or not. That alone is foolish. Of
course many do and after doing so you will have to live with or fix the
various complications that result such as %profile% changes. I believe it is
better to start out right then to turn something wrong into a right. You
don't and that is where we disagree.