try the #windowsXP channel in dal net irc. When i was there, i didn't get kick-banned by the mod for laughing at M$ or mentioning that i run linux; but mentioning that you pirated the copy might (although, someone else mentioned grabbing dos 5 for free, and was only chided for it).
and never, ever go to yahoo chat for help on anything.
-t.
[ August 16, 2002: Message edited by: beltorak0 ]