Question for the Windows gods

[The Buddha]

Yea ... its legal ... however its evidently not legal to buy the dman thing in india and bring it to US.
Cool.
Srinath.

[Jay_wolf]

but when u load up Windows u have to enter the liecience key at install , then  connect to microsoft to have them check and make it certain its a real copy , and if youve had the lappy a while wouldnt you have done that when it was installed or the shop who sold it to you?

[CndnMax]

its not that hard to crack cd-keys now days, besides they can't do anything except "suggest" to you that you have been sold a bad copy . when you run the WGA it tells you that they don't gather identifiable information. I'm running a restore cd, i don't even know what computer its from but it works  .

[yamahonkawazuki]

yup ive got a legit pirate copy as well as my legit microschlong copy as well. the pirate wont run wmp11 without some tweaking  BUT theres nothign that 11 has that some of the earlier versions dont have ( well mostly. btw srinath, wmp7?!? how friggin old is thsi lappy?

[groff22]

I use Linux (Debian), but I need WindowsXP for my GAMES...

Ok SRINATH...  GET RID OF ANNOYING WINDOWS NAG SCREEN - HERES HOW TO DO IT.

You should install WindowsXP all over again. So Save your resumes/bike manuals to a disk and Format C:
Once installed... Change AUTOMATIC UPDATES Preferences to "Notify me but don't automatically download or install shaZam!" (Control Panel -> Automatic Updates)
Apply -> Ok.

This will ensure you get the latest security updates, but allows you to specify what not to install during the updates ... So, just make sure to leave out the WIndows Genuine Advantage update from ALL future updates! You have to be careful not to select this, it will screw you!

Once you get to the point that all udpates are installed, except the WGA one, go back into AUTOMATIC Updates and TURN OFF AUTOMATIC UPDATES...

Apply -> OK...

DONE

No NAG screens, and secure machine...

WOOHOO

Cheers,
J