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Offline ZmaN

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Is this legal???
on: March 02, 2006, 12:35:58 pm
I bought software off this site once.

http://best-oem.com/

Their old domain was soft4download.com and they changed it like 3 or 4 times from what I can remember.  I had bought a copy of XP pro with SP2 preinstalled to it and used it on a clients computer (the client bought it, not me) and when I tried to do that Windows Geniune Validation thing, it wouldnt work and it said that the key I had was known to be pirated (no clue how microsoft knows this stuff, i think its just a cover up)...

Now the wierd thing about it is that it comes PRE-ACTIVATED!!!  Once you install it, theres no sign of activation being needed...  I kinda borrowed that copy from the client (shes my fathers friend) and used it on another computer and its been running for about 3 months now and hasnt needed activation.....

Do you think this is legal?  If it isnt, i'll never go near that site again...  I'm not gunna buy a vendors software if that software is pirated directly from MS.....
Well what do I do now?  Well Jack, you seem to have an act for blowing things up....

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Offline FireCrack

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #1 on: March 02, 2006, 12:40:10 pm
There's lots of stuff like this that  is jsut selling you stuff you could bit-torent, ciould be illegal.
actualy, mabye not.
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Offline Taristin

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #2 on: March 02, 2006, 12:57:26 pm
My corporate edition of microsoft XP didn't need authentication either, unless you intend to install SP2. Probably illegal software, ya.
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Offline Windrunner

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #3 on: March 02, 2006, 01:30:38 pm
it depends if this version you bought is OEM. I know that Microsoft had problems with windows genuine advantage and the OEM version of the OS
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Offline Fineus

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #4 on: March 02, 2006, 01:48:32 pm
Quote
Is this legal???
I will make it legal.
 

Offline vyper

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #5 on: March 02, 2006, 01:50:54 pm
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.

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Offline MicroPsycho

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #6 on: March 02, 2006, 01:53:47 pm
I don't think windows XP Pro needs to be activated, mine didn't.
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Offline aldo_14

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #7 on: March 02, 2006, 02:01:07 pm
I think home XP needs to be activated, but XP Pro doesn't.
 

Offline achtung

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #8 on: March 02, 2006, 03:27:47 pm
XP pro does require activation, got some pc's at school with xp pro on them.  They all needed activation, until they were reimaged of course.
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Offline Grey Wolf

Re: Is this legal???
Reply #9 on: March 02, 2006, 03:31:38 pm
Even OEM copies of XP Pro require activation. I know this from experience.

Hmm.... I think I am in violation of the liscence agreement though. I didn't put the sticker on my case.
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Offline ZmaN

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #10 on: March 02, 2006, 03:36:39 pm
My OEM XP Pro with SP2 installed (it installs with SP1) needed activation and has never had problems doing the genuine validation thingy.....

Yea i think its illegal software...  oh well.  No more 50 dollar packages of XP Pro.....
Well what do I do now?  Well Jack, you seem to have an act for blowing things up....

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My Rig:
NZXT Apollo Case, with the insides painted black, and refinished side panels
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750 watt PSU
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2 x 2GB's Crucial Ballistx DDR2-800 RAM
XFX Geforce 8800GTX GPU
Onboard sound
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1 x Western Digital 640GB stand-alone

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Offline ZmaN

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #11 on: March 02, 2006, 03:38:19 pm
Quote from: Kalfireth on March 02, 2006, 01:48:32 pm
Quote
Is this legal???
I will make it legal.

oh really?...  hows that?
Well what do I do now?  Well Jack, you seem to have an act for blowing things up....

www.underoath777.com  <---  The BEST BAND EVER!

My Rig:
NZXT Apollo Case, with the insides painted black, and refinished side panels
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750 watt PSU
Intel Xeon E3110 (e8400) OC'd to 3.6ghz
Xigmatek S1283 HDT Cooler
Biostar TPower I45 Motherboard
2 x 2GB's Crucial Ballistx DDR2-800 RAM
XFX Geforce 8800GTX GPU
Onboard sound
3 x 36GB Raptors in RAID 0
1 x Western Digital 640GB stand-alone

Matthew 1:1-2  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning.
 

Offline vyper

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #12 on: March 02, 2006, 03:50:01 pm
Quote from: ZmaN on March 02, 2006, 03:38:19 pm
Quote from: Kalfireth on March 02, 2006, 01:48:32 pm
Quote
Is this legal???
I will make it legal.

oh really?...  hows that?

* vyper holds head in hands

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Offline Grey Wolf

Re: Is this legal???
Reply #13 on: March 02, 2006, 04:02:28 pm
Quote from: ZmaN on March 02, 2006, 03:36:39 pm
My OEM XP Pro with SP2 installed (it installs with SP1) needed activation and has never had problems doing the genuine validation thingy.....

Yea i think its illegal software...  oh well.  No more 50 dollar packages of XP Pro.....
Just go to a reputable site like Newegg and buy an OEM copy with some hardware for ~100 USD.
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Offline BlackDove

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #14 on: March 02, 2006, 04:02:52 pm
Hahahahaha.
 

Offline Nuclear1

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #15 on: March 02, 2006, 04:54:22 pm
Quote from: Kalfireth on March 02, 2006, 01:48:32 pm
Quote
Is this legal???
I will make it legal.

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Offline MatthewPapa

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #16 on: March 02, 2006, 05:01:17 pm
hmmm....pre activated?

definitely pirated
 

Offline Col. Fishguts

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #17 on: March 02, 2006, 05:56:32 pm
Quote from: Grey Wolf on March 02, 2006, 03:31:38 pm
Even OEM copies of XP Pro require activation. I know this from experience.

Hmm.... I think I am in violation of the liscence agreement though. I didn't put the sticker on my case.

There are some enterprise versions of XP Pro which don't need activation. But then again, private persons shouldn't have one of those :nervous:
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Offline Grey Wolf

Re: Is this legal???
Reply #18 on: March 02, 2006, 06:55:58 pm
Quote from: Col. Fishguts on March 02, 2006, 05:56:32 pm
Quote from: Grey Wolf on March 02, 2006, 03:31:38 pm
Even OEM copies of XP Pro require activation. I know this from experience.

Hmm.... I think I am in violation of the liscence agreement though. I didn't put the sticker on my case.

There are some enterprise versions of XP Pro which don't need activation. But then again, private persons shouldn't have one of those :nervous:
That would be corporate, not Enterprise. The Enterprise versions are something else entirely.
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Offline Nix

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Re: Is this legal???
Reply #19 on: March 02, 2006, 11:20:07 pm
No no, yes there's corporate versions, but there are fully legitimate copies of Windows XP that come without the activation components.  Usually, they are used in large, site-licensed environments, such as a university with 250+ workstations.  This way, the owner purchases a license, basically a piece of paper granting permission from Microsoft to install it on as many workstations as they want as long as it's on that premesis.  Our campus actually has such a copy and license, as I've seen and helped install it on a few machines before I left that job. 
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