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Miscellaneous => The Lounge => Topic started by: blacksheep on 2 January 2003, 21:37

Title: registering
Post by: blacksheep on 2 January 2003, 21:37: hey for those of you that have been working with windows like me. I am looking for a way to get and keep windows without registering it. does anyone have info or anything about this
thanks
Title: registering
Post by: Doctor V on 2 January 2003, 21:53: Don't use Windows, its that simple. You can do whetever you can with windows with linux. Or try a Mac. If you absolutely must use windows, then at least don't use XP, XP has that crap product activation, win2K and win98 don't. But you really should use an alternative OS, or your going to have to start getting used to shelling out loads of cash to M$.
Title: registering
Post by: Stryker on 2 January 2003, 10:02: If you have to have windows...

make a partition about 3-5gb big.

get everything installed the way you like it.

Use a redhat boot cd and use 'linux rescue'.

mount your drives.

use 'dd' in the shell to copy your image to the other drive.

when your computer fucks up 2 weeks later just copy it back over.
Title: registering
Post by: dawsonmd on 2 January 2003, 14:37: You still shouldn't be using Win XP
Title: registering
Post by: Calum on 2 January 2003, 16:11: quote:
Originally posted by blacksheep:
hey for those of you that have been working with windows like me. I am looking for a way to get and keep windows without registering it. does anyone have info or anything about this
thanks

yes, actually i wrote a whole article about that very subject. click here for more info (http://belg88.com/faqman/index.php?op=view&t=66).
Title: registering
Post by: Kintaro on 3 January 2003, 18:00: Various people made a version of Windows that does not need registering, is spyware free, IE free... its here...
www.getnewos.cjb.net (http://www.getnewos.cjb.net)
Title: registering
Post by: zooloo on 3 January 2003, 20:56: Windows?

Isn't that Gnome and/or KDE?

I thought they were free - or perhaps I don't understand your question.

zooloo
Title: registering
Post by: KernelPanic on 3 January 2003, 21:40: ????????
Title: registering
Post by: pkd_lives on 3 January 2003, 22:22: quote:
Originally posted by zooloo:
Windows?

Isn't that Gnome and/or KDE?

I thought they were free - or perhaps I don't understand your question.

zooloo

I concur with this statement. On analysis of the question and based on the fact that the only Windows environment that I know of that needs registration to work I must assume he means Microsoft Windows XP.

Well as I do not support piracy I must state that you brought it you register it, then you can use it as long as they let you. Bad luck if you need to reinstall often, you will have to keep registering your product. I would suggest you try something else.
Title: registering
Post by: Calum on 4 January 2003, 04:31: yeah, i agree. there's lots of ways to make your computer work without having to register it though, Just click here to download several hacks to do this (http://linuxiso.org/index.php).

[ January 03, 2003: Message edited by: Calum ]
Title: registering
Post by: Fett101 on 4 January 2003, 08:51: That's cute at first Calum, but you're just tiring it out.
Title: registering
Post by: pkd_lives on 4 January 2003, 21:06: quote:
Free your mind, and your OS will follow.

Well I'd say that the link to Linuxiso is more in keeping with the spirits and beliefs of the site than your posts, and I'm certainly not tired of seeing that link and others like it. In fact it should be posted often so that people can see find it very easily.
Title: registering
Post by: Calum on 4 January 2003, 23:00: quote:
Originally posted by fett101:
That's cute at first Calum, but you're just tiring it out.

some people have never seen it, fettid, maybe you should fuck off? (http://smile.gif)

how come you're the ONLY one qcomplaining, hmm? maybe you should go to http://linuxiso.org (http://linuxiso.org) till you cool off. ;)

http://linuxiso.org (http://linuxiso.org) - the solution to all your problems.
Title: registering
Post by: Fett101 on 5 January 2003, 00:29: The solution (http://www.rathergood.com/vikings/) to all your problems.
Title: registering
Post by: Fett101 on 5 January 2003, 00:31: quote:
Originally posted by fett101:
The solution (http://www.rathergood.com/vikings/) to all your problems canalum.