Gordon

"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message
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> =?Utf-8?B?Qy1NMG4zeQ==?= wrote:
>>
>> ...to download a copy of windws from the net that doesnt come with akey(i
>> want to use the one i purchased, but i sat on the cd...)
>
> Stupid idea. Buy a real, officail copy of the OS you want to use and use
> that for best results.
>

Now that's also fairly dumb. As it's the KEY that is the essential
possession not the CD, all the OP has to do is find a friend with the same
type of Windows CD(generic OEM, Retail etc etc) and make a copy of it....

Ken Blake, MVP

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:46:30 +0100, "Gordon"
<gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:

> "Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message
> news:46aea700$0$211$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com...
> > =?Utf-8?B?Qy1NMG4zeQ==?= wrote:
> >>
> >> ...to download a copy of windws from the net that doesnt come with akey(i
> >> want to use the one i purchased, but i sat on the cd...)
> >
> > Stupid idea. Buy a real, officail copy of the OS you want to use and use
> > that for best results.
> >
>
> Now that's also fairly dumb. As it's the KEY that is the essential
> possession not the CD, all the OP has to do is find a friend with the same
> type of Windows CD(generic OEM, Retail etc etc) and make a copy of it....


That's assuming that he actually has a legal key. Maybe he has, but
I'm certainly suspicious (as I suspect Plato is too).

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Gordon

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:46:30 +0100, "Gordon"
> <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> "Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message
>> news:46aea700$0$211$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com...
>> > =?Utf-8?B?Qy1NMG4zeQ==?= wrote:
>> >>
>> >> ...to download a copy of windws from the net that doesnt come with
>> >> akey(i
>> >> want to use the one i purchased, but i sat on the cd...)
>> >
>> > Stupid idea. Buy a real, officail copy of the OS you want to use and
>> > use
>> > that for best results.
>> >
>>
>> Now that's also fairly dumb. As it's the KEY that is the essential
>> possession not the CD, all the OP has to do is find a friend with the
>> same
>> type of Windows CD(generic OEM, Retail etc etc) and make a copy of it....
>
>
> That's assuming that he actually has a legal key. Maybe he has, but
> I'm certainly suspicious (as I suspect Plato is too).
>

Well if his key isn't genuine then he'll find out fairly rapidly! However if
it IS genuine, then my suggestion stands - I did it myself when my Acer
restore disks failed to boot on the second time of use and Acer wanted £50
for replacements....

shtihl

as a sytem builder i know it os legal to use one disc for multiple installations as long as i use the separate keys for the individual machines. if it is a case of damaged media (broken cd), you are in fact legally allowed to use the media from another official MS cd as long as you are using YOUR orignal key so if a friend has the cd that matches your license (Home, Pro, Etc.) then you can use that cd. as far as the neighbors who have the same model laptop, i dont think there is a legal issue as some OEM's can code the key right into the hardware and the media they provide you is just mass produced for that series unit. this media generally can be replaced for around $15 USD

David B.

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"shtihl" <shtihl.310aft@no-mx.www.techtalkz.com> wrote in message
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>
> as a sytem builder i know it os legal to use one disc for multiple
> installations as long as i use the separate keys for the individual
> machines. if it is a case of damaged media (broken cd), you are in fact
> legally allowed to use the media from another official MS cd as long as
> you are using YOUR orignal key so if a friend has the cd that matches
> your license (Home, Pro, Etc.) then you can use that cd. as far as the
> neighbors who have the same model laptop, i dont think there is a legal
> issue as some OEM's can code the key right into the hardware and the
> media they provide you is just mass produced for that series unit. this
> media generally can be replaced for around $15 USD
>
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Ahhh the wonders of Web posting. shtihl was responding to a post posted earlier on the Web interface

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> "shtihl" <shtihl.310aft@no-mx.www.techtalkz.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> as a sytem builder i know it os legal to use one disc for multiple
>> installations as long as i use the separate keys for the individual
>> machines. if it is a case of damaged media (broken cd), you are in fact
>> legally allowed to use the media from another official MS cd as long as
>> you are using YOUR orignal key so if a friend has the cd that matches
>> your license (Home, Pro, Etc.) then you can use that cd. as far as the
>> neighbors who have the same model laptop, i dont think there is a legal
>> issue as some OEM's can code the key right into the hardware and the
>> media they provide you is just mass produced for that series unit. this
>> media generally can be replaced for around $15 USD
>>
>>
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