Be careful before you use a cracked OS...

[GagHalfrunt]

I got in on the $35 education Windows 7 deal. Last time I checked it was now up to ~$65. Using a cracked OS is very, very stupid.

Yeah, if you're going to use cracked software it's a lot more cost effective to jack the expensive stuff.

 

[OutHouse]

No surprise at all. I havent downloaded an MP3 in 7 years either because every one comes with a nice trojan. Cheaper and easier to legally buy the stuff.

Mp3's have torjans? lol

 

[OutHouse]

Yeah, if you're going to use cracked software it's a lot more cost effective to jack the expensive stuff.

yea sql server 2008 x64 enterprise is just a cool $32,000.

 

[luv2liv]

well, i did lost my windows xp home cd. every time i want to revert, i would have to pull up an image i saved.

would someone kindly show me how i can download an iso from microsoft? i didnt realize ms is that nice till i read this thread. this is all i found http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e&displaylang=en
but i think thats just the update, not the bootable installation cd

 

[spidey07]

LOL! Do the cracked OSs come with Microsofts Genuine Protection Program? Official Certified Trojan Ridden!

 

[bruceb]

I agree, no longer safe to use cracked programs, especially the OS. Not worth the trouble it can cause. And not legal, if you do not own a paid for license.

 

[HannibalX]

did you copy and paste that from McAfee?

we use to use ePO but it got to be a complete pain in the ass. I had to go to McAfee site everyday to manually download the DAT's and plug them in to Orchestrator. that was about 6 years ago. we switched to Trend-Micro and have never looked back. Trend rocks.

It's an excellent product and integrates with their other products. If it's setup correctly management is minimal.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

that would be sweet if hackers killed piracy

 

[lxskllr]

well, i did lost my windows xp home cd. every time i want to revert, i would have to pull up an image i saved.

would someone kindly show me how i can download an iso from microsoft? i didnt realize ms is that nice till i read this thread. this is all i found http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e&displaylang=en
but i think thats just the update, not the bootable installation cd

You were incorrectly informed. There is no official MS download outside of MSDN, or Technet. Both cost significant money, but MSDN might not be bad if you're in school.

 

[Snapster]

did you copy and paste that from McAfee?

we use to use ePO but it got to be a complete pain in the ass. I had to go to McAfee site everyday to manually download the DAT's and plug them in to Orchestrator. that was about 6 years ago. we switched to Trend-Micro and have never looked back. Trend rocks.

I hope he did or he's a huge fan!

I also found ePO (and the rest of the McAfee suite) a pain in the ass, especially when they switched to the java gui. Fully of bloat and funny enough like you I had to manually install DAT's now and again because it was never happy with our exchange server. I got fed up of calling the tech support in India to just delete a few registry keys/branches so things would update properly again.

 

[OutHouse]

It's an excellent product and integrates with their other products. If it's setup correctly management is minimal.

i dont know about the newer versions but the one we had 6 years ago was nasty to manage. the other thing that McAfee does is all the shit it touches. ever try to uninstall it? OMG i think it touches 70% of the registry.

 

[HannibalX]

i dont know about the newer versions but the one we had 6 years ago was nasty to manage. the other thing that McAfee does is all the shit it touches. ever try to uninstall it? OMG i think it touches 70% of the registry.

Been using it for years without any real problems. They make a cleaner program that removes the registry entries after the uninstall, works fine.

 

[HumblePie]

My technet subscription for the win!

 

[Ken g6]

Hm, I downloaded the OS I'm using now from a torrent. And I didn't pay for a license for it. Maybe I should check for redirects?

/me opens an XTerm window.

bash$ cat /etc/hosts

Nope, nothing there I didn't put there. ()

 

[Staples]

And this surprises you?
I wish pirated versions of OS would randomly format the hard drives. Might teach people to buy software.

 

[pontifex]

You were incorrectly informed. There is no official MS download outside of MSDN, or Technet. Both cost significant money, but MSDN might not be bad if you're in school.

I could have sworn I saw downloadable versions of windows 7 off microsoft's site?

 

[lxskllr]

And this surprises you?
I wish pirated versions of OS would randomly format the hard drives. Might teach people to buy software.

Except for the very large percentage of people who are doing it to reinstall their O/S, which they have a legitimate key for....

 

[Locut0s]

I don't use much if any pirated software anymore but I used to a lot. This isn't actually nearly as common as software companies would have you believe. Sounds like your friend got unlucky. I downloaded and installed tones of pirated software over the years and never got any malware installed. Of course you have to know some of the warning signs for suspicious looking pirated stuff. Generally stick to full ISOs that don't look like they have been precracked in any way. If the ISO image has been altered in any way, precracked, files added or removed that's not a good sign. When I was pirating I also knew which channels to trust and which to stay away from.

 

[lxskllr]

I could have sworn I saw downloadable versions of windows 7 off microsoft's site?

I think that was for the betas and RCs. I don't think they have any downloads left. I'd love to be proven wrong though :^)

 

[Staples]

Except for the very large percentage of people who are doing it to reinstall their O/S, which they have a legitimate key for....

More like a very small percentage. Sure some people are so clumsy they can't manage to do simple things like put CDs in places they can find them but the majority of people who buy $100+ CD are not that careless.

 

[Perknose]

I'm always weary of this type of stuff now...

This stuff makes you tired? Why?

 

[lxskllr]

More like a very small percentage. Sure some people are so clumsy they can't manage to do simple things like put CDs in places they can find them but the majority of people who buy $100+ CD are not that careless.

Or maybe, just fuckin' maybe, they never got a CD in the first place :^S

 

[Raduque]

I think that was for the betas and RCs. I don't think they have any downloads left. I'd love to be proven wrong though :^)

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=428068

Hm, I downloaded the OS I'm using now from a torrent. And I didn't pay for a license for it. Maybe I should check for redirects?

/me opens an XTerm window.

bash$ cat /etc/hosts

Nope, nothing there I didn't put there. ()

Blah blah blah, you don't count since you can't pirate something that's free.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

what exactly do you mean by "DNS redirects"?
a host file?

 

[HannibalX]

what exactly do you mean by "DNS redirects"?
a host file?

If you're smart enough to ask that question you already know the answer. Move along.