Got windows? Better be legit...

pyro · 26 Apr 2006 at 05:25

Otherwise you will get stuck with a message saying that your OS is pirate, with instructions on how to buy a legit one. So, unless you want this lame ass notification coming up every time you power up your pc, don't use the automatic update option. Or buy a copy of windows.

And this is not the windows forum...must be the hour, I really need to sleep.

Nix · 26 Apr 2006 at 05:27

Go to bread.

Sherbs · 26 Apr 2006 at 05:31

Linux f.t.w. and also the lose. Why can't it play games. GRR. Id love windows to be open source

Aliboy · 26 Apr 2006 at 05:38

pyro said:
this is not the windows forum...must be the hour, I really need to sleep.

I got up this morning at 4am, ironed my shirt, polished my shoes, made my packed lunch and drove to work only to realise that it's my day off today :eek:

Sherbs · 26 Apr 2006 at 05:43

I've done that,
Colin: "Hey your not into day"
Me: "Arn't I?"
*Colin Shakes head*
Me:"********"
*Re-walks the hour walk*.

:rolleyes:

Nix · 26 Apr 2006 at 05:55

I did that before, but I just worked the shift and got paid twice

(It was a bank holiday

)

SexyGreyFox · 26 Apr 2006 at 07:05

This has been happening for at least six months on certain pirated copies.
I have a legal copy and I don't have Windows Updates on.
If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Hybrids · 26 Apr 2006 at 08:07

The message only comes up after you've done a windows update, there is a way to stop it checking if your windows is legal. I have a legal copy of windows and due to forum rules won't mention how to get around it.

Hybrids

id10T_error · 26 Apr 2006 at 08:28

Corporate software 4 the win

The_KiD · 26 Apr 2006 at 08:30

You can also uninstall the software that displays the messages, so I dont think it is too much to worry about.

Anyways if you dont have a legit version of Windows, then it telling you that it is not legit should be the last of your worries, the fact your cant get the latest security updates from the web should worry you more.

AJUK · 26 Apr 2006 at 09:20

2K for the win!

VeNT · 26 Apr 2006 at 10:08

AJUK said:
2K for the win!

truth
sadly the new games from microsoft won't work on 2K

The_KiD · 26 Apr 2006 at 10:48

Win2K is deffinitely the win, however we are now slowly being forceed to upgrade, with the release of IE7 we will no longer have browser support

Gribs · 26 Apr 2006 at 10:54

The_KiD said:
You can also uninstall the software that displays the messages, so I dont think it is too much to worry about.

Anyways if you dont have a legit version of Windows, then it telling you that it is not legit should be the last of your worries, the fact your cant get the latest security updates from the web should worry you more.

This just isn't true. There's that many non legit copies about that any protection is cracked very quickly. I don't understand microsofts reasoning on this as piracy is a major part of why msdos/windows has been so sucessful. They've also said in the past that it's better for overall windows security if the dodgy copies are up to date.

VeNT · 26 Apr 2006 at 12:22

The_KiD said:
Win2K is deffinitely the win, however we are now slowly being forceed to upgrade, with the release of IE7 we will no longer have browser support

firefox

Beansprout · 26 Apr 2006 at 12:23

dmpoole said:
I have a legal copy and I don't have Windows Updates on.
If it ain't broke don't fix it.

What with all the security holes and IE problems this is really very silly. Even I ran WU last week :eek:

pyro · 26 Apr 2006 at 12:28

Beansprout said:
What with all the security holes and IE problems this is really very silly. Even I ran WU last week

But they keep on trying to make you download genuine! Bah this is lame, if only the programs I use where to run on mac os or linux I wouldn't be making this thread.

playworker · 26 Apr 2006 at 12:34

The_KiD said:
...Anyways if you dont have a legit version of Windows, then it telling you that it is not legit should be the last of your worries, the fact your cant get the latest security updates from the web should worry you more.

Wrong, they've only stopped the manual updates from the Windows Update website - automatic updates still work if your version is legal or not

AJUK · 26 Apr 2006 at 12:57

pyro said:
But they keep on trying to make you download genuine! Bah this is lame, if only the programs I use where to run on mac os or linux I wouldn't be making this thread.

Absolutely, the only reason I continue to use Windows is for specialist engineering software and CAD, otherwise I would be using Linux for everything. (I know CAD is available on Linux but it isn't quite there yet).

Gaming is a diferent matter, but my next purchase is going to be a console of some kind so that doesn't matter either.

The_KiD · 26 Apr 2006 at 14:13

VeNT said:
firefox

Firefox is fine for the home user, but at work we use policies to control the IE behaviour which is just not possible with FF (afaik), so what do we do at work for security?

plus IE is so heavily integrated with windows that if an exploit is available for for IE then your whole windows version is at risk.

As for the windows updates working on pirate versions of windows XP I cant see it myself. The genuine advantage tool put an end to all that.