Moron floormate used by cd key, what to do?

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Skyclad1uhm1

Lifer
Aug 10, 2001
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If he doesn't know enough about computers to fix it himself:
Boot with a Windows 9x disk, and type FDISK /MBR

His data will be there still, and offer to fix it if he stops using the disk. (This is presuming he is using Windows 2000 or XP)
You can fix it by running his illegal, stolen copy of the Windows CD again.

Windows 9x: Run FDISK, and make another partition active. It won't boot anymore until the primary is active again.
 

kgraeme

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Sep 5, 2000
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I never had problems with my friends messing with my stuff. That's because they knew the consequences included pain. Seriously. I have plenty of friends, but they know not to mess with my stuff. Of course, the pain was able to be inflicted with no violence or physical damage which you may not be capable of. In that case, a cattle prod works nicely.
 

b0mbrman

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Originally posted by: kgraeme
I never had problems with my friends messing with my stuff. That's because they knew the consequences included pain. Seriously. I have plenty of friends, but they know not to mess with my stuff. Of course, the pain was able to be inflicted with no violence or physical damage which you may not be capable of. In that case, a cattle prod works nicely.
Emotional pain?
 

NuclearFusi0n

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Jul 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: kgraeme
I never had problems with my friends messing with my stuff. That's because they knew the consequences included pain. Seriously. I have plenty of friends, but they know not to mess with my stuff. Of course, the pain was able to be inflicted with no violence or physical damage which you may not be capable of. In that case, a cattle prod works nicely.
Emotional pain?

BUTT PAIN :Q
 

Magicthyse

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Aug 15, 2001
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It's like stealing what I paid for at the store.

[bait] As a matter of interest, do you use P2P software? :D [/bait]
 

GoodRevrnd

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Dec 27, 2001
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Uninstall it and put a bootup BIOS password on his computer when he's not there. :)
 

wesbc

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Give him a copy of Celine Dion's CD, just make sure you disquise it as something else... :D