pirate copy?

[kevin]

I recently bought a new copy of windows xp pro which cost
me a fair bit of money, when i told someone in work about
this they told me i should of just have bought a pirate
copy of xp, he didnt seem to think that a pirate copy
would act differently to a proper copy, but then he would
say that.

Can anyone tell me if it does act differently and if not
why doesnt everybody do it?

[Nicholas]

Find a friend who thinks honestly! Would your friend also steal
a car because he doesn't want to pay for one? You don't need
the bad advice your "friend" offers.

--=20
Nicholas

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"kevin" > wrote in message:
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| I recently bought a new copy of windows xp pro which cost=20
| me a fair bit of money, when i told someone in work about=20
| this they told me i should of just have bought a pirate=20
| copy of xp, he didnt seem to think that a pirate copy=20
| would act differently to a proper copy, but then he would=20
| say that.
|=20
| Can anyone tell me if it does act differently and if not=20
| why doesnt everybody do it?

[Louie]

"kevin" > wrote in message
...
> I recently bought a new copy of windows xp pro which cost
> me a fair bit of money, when i told someone in work about
> this they told me i should of just have bought a pirate
> copy of xp, he didnt seem to think that a pirate copy
> would act differently to a proper copy, but then he would
> say that.
>
> Can anyone tell me if it does act differently and if not
> why doesnt everybody do it?

I could be wrong here, but I believe Microsoft detects the pirated
copies when you update, I've heard this about the Office products, and
once updated, the Office products will not open.

[Testy]

Cause maybe SOME people are honest?

Testy

"kevin" > wrote in message
...
> I recently bought a new copy of windows xp pro which cost
> me a fair bit of money, when i told someone in work about
> this they told me i should of just have bought a pirate
> copy of xp, he didnt seem to think that a pirate copy
> would act differently to a proper copy, but then he would
> say that.
>
> Can anyone tell me if it does act differently and if not
> why doesnt everybody do it?


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[Steve C. Ray]

Why doesn't everybody do it? Because most people try to do the right thing
and be honest. But there are always a few people around who seem to enjoy
screwing up things for everyone, like your "friend" at work.

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"kevin" > wrote in message
...
> I recently bought a new copy of windows xp pro which cost
> me a fair bit of money, when i told someone in work about
> this they told me i should of just have bought a pirate
> copy of xp, he didnt seem to think that a pirate copy
> would act differently to a proper copy, but then he would
> say that.
>
> Can anyone tell me if it does act differently and if not
> why doesnt everybody do it?

[Crusty \(-: Old Bastard :-\)]

Because it's ILLEGAL, and many people have higher ethical standards than
................. (insert name here)!

"kevin" > wrote in message
...
> I recently bought a new copy of windows xp pro which cost
> me a fair bit of money, when i told someone in work about
> this they told me i should of just have bought a pirate
> copy of xp, he didnt seem to think that a pirate copy
> would act differently to a proper copy, but then he would
> say that.
>
> Can anyone tell me if it does act differently and if not
> why doesnt everybody do it?

[Ken Maughan]

I bought a copy of WinXP and have installed it on 2 computers. My second
computer came with XP installed on it but with no back up disk so when it
crashed and I put in a new hard-drive, I used my bought disk to re-install
XP on it. Am I using my paid for copy illegally?
--
All outgoing and incoming email checked with Norton Antivirus

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Kevin,

Many of the pirated copies out there are blocked from updating to SP1 =
and beyond, as Microsoft is fully aware of the copies. Save yourself the =
aggravation and just stick with a legitimate one.

--=20
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"kevin" > wrote in message =
...
> I recently bought a new copy of windows xp pro which cost=20
> me a fair bit of money, when i told someone in work about=20
> this they told me i should of just have bought a pirate=20
> copy of xp, he didnt seem to think that a pirate copy=20
> would act differently to a proper copy, but then he would=20
> say that.
>=20
> Can anyone tell me if it does act differently and if not=20
> why doesnt everybody do it?

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

If you didn't buy a second retail license, then, yes, you're in
violation of the EULA. Why didn't you reinstall the legitimate OEM
version?

Bruce Chambers

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"Ken Maughan" > wrote in message
...
> I bought a copy of WinXP and have installed it on 2 computers. My
second
> computer came with XP installed on it but with no back up disk so
when it
> crashed and I put in a new hard-drive, I used my bought disk to
re-install
> XP on it. Am I using my paid for copy illegally?
> --
> All outgoing and incoming email checked with Norton Antivirus
>
>

[Black Baptist]

"Louie" > wrote in news:uRhPLBpFDHA.1820
@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:

>
> "kevin" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I recently bought a new copy of windows xp pro which cost
> > me a fair bit of money, when i told someone in work about
> > this they told me i should of just have bought a pirate
> > copy of xp, he didnt seem to think that a pirate copy
> > would act differently to a proper copy, but then he would
> > say that.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me if it does act differently and if not
> > why doesnt everybody do it?
>
> I could be wrong here, but I believe Microsoft detects the pirated
> copies when you update, I've heard this about the Office products, and
> once updated, the Office products will not open.
>
>

Not true.