STOP PAYING MICROSOFT $10 FOR XP!!!!!!

[mlip129]

I know it's only $10 but most people can't download it for weeks after they pay! If you want to get Windows XP not only for free but NOW then go to edonkey2000.com download their p2p client and then find xp by searching for it. (If you are on a 56k modem you can pause and resume downloads!) Why shuld you have to wait for weeks to get your OS when microsoft gets their money now? edonkey2000.com

 

[n0cmonkey]

And while you are at it, download sub7, netbus, and bo2k and install them on your system so no one else has to! I really want to get one of the RC's and see how tough it would be to install a trojan into one of the big services. Just for s&g. Then if I was in a really bad mood warez that and see what heppens. Sorry just one of my evil thoughts

 

[Desmoquattro]

i have a feeling this thread is gonna get locked...

 

[mlip129]

well... if you download the iso then how would one attach a trojan to it? (pst... it cant be done)

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< i have a feeling this thread is gonna get locked... >>



If mlip wanted to be really nice s/he would edit the thread to say something intelligent or atleast wipe it out. Im willing to do so if anyone thinks it should be done

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< well... if you download the iso then how would one attach a trojan to it? (pst... it cant be done) >>



Downlaod the iso, mount the iso, check out how things are organized there, modify as necessary, copy the changes to another directory, create another iso, load the iso on a warez server.

 

[mlip129]

umm... see any p.o.s ativirus software can detect trojans, so it would be trivial for a &quot;hacker&quot; to do that.

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< umm... see any p.o.s ativirus software can detect trojans, so it would be trivial for a &quot;hacker&quot; to do that. >>



Yeah, but a lot of people trust these sources or do not use antivirus software, or do not keep up to date with the updates. So even if it was trivial why not try it? I think it would be a fun exercize for me to try, EVEN if I did not ever put the modified iso on a warez server.

 

[zzzz]

I would suggest you edit out your message NOW before you get banned.

 

[mlip129]

I guess some dumb little &quot;hacker&quot; could try to do it. but i scanned my system and have no viruses or trojans. Even if the iso was infected would it be so hard to remove it? I rather remove a virus or trojan which would take 5 minutes rather then pay microsoft $10.

 

[mlip129]

I'm not going to edit because i'm standing up for whats right. Microsoft isn't making any money on this. It's a beta so the more people have it the better the final version will be.

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< I guess some dumb little &quot;hacker&quot; could try to do it. but i scanned my system and have no viruses or trojans. Even if the iso was infected would it be so hard to remove it? I rather remove a virus or trojan which would take 5 minutes rather then pay microsoft $10. >>



Thats fine. What would make me a &quot;dumb little hacker&quot; if I did something like that?

 

[mlip129]

<< Thats fine. What would make me a &quot;dumb little hacker&quot; if I did something like that? >>



I wasn't calling you a &quot;dumb little hacker&quot; I said that because most of the people that call themselves hackers are scrip kiddies and i call them dumb little &quot;hackers&quot;.

 

[n0cmonkey]

<<

<< Thats fine. What would make me a &quot;dumb little hacker&quot; if I did something like that? >>



I wasn't calling you a &quot;dumb little hacker&quot; I said that because most of the people that call themselves hackers are scrip kiddies and i call them dumb little &quot;hackers&quot;. >>



Ahh ok. I just want to restate what I said incase anyone misunderstood. I mean it would be fun to try it but I would not advocate anyone actually putting it on a warez server. It would be funny, but it would be a bad thing too. BTW, dont defile the term hacker, just use script kiddiot, it sounds better

 

[Abzstrak]

I have to agree, stop paying and downloading it. They reporting they've had over 100000 people agree and sign up for the download.... that's OVER ONE MILLION dollars for this cancerous company.

 

[bozo1]

1st Come 1st Served for the download. Microsoft always said that. They only send out so many authorization emails a day to attempt to keep their download servers online. $10? Hey, what's wrong with that. You can kick the tires and decide if you want to shell out the money to buy the real thing when released. Better than buying something sight unseen for $99.

 

[Venomous]

<< I would suggest you edit out your message NOW before you get banned. >>



Lose the attitude dude. Getting banned from this place over a stupid title isnt a major loss in life. Generally, people are warned and they are warned in a more respectful manner.

 

[DefBringer2]

Hmm. I'd love to see exactly how letting people beta test RC1 for free will HURT Microsoft.

It only helps to accelerate the evolution and understanding of this product.

I'm not promoting piracy, but I tire of hearing people threatning the original poster. Grow up.

 

[andalas]

I won't mind paying $10 for this stable OS if it doesn't
have this activation, I would say it is pretty good for RC release.

I regret it now for paying $10 with all this activation nonsense
since I doing a complete upgrade of my system and
I have to call MS and wait in phone to be able
to install it on my new system or just use
activation crack.


Cheers,
RL

 

[CQuinn]

<< I'm not going to edit because i'm standing up for whats right. >>



How is advocating piracy standing up for what's right?



<< Microsoft isn't making any money on this. It's a beta so the more people have it
the better the final version will be. >>



That is patently nonsense, just passing the beta around isn't helping MS at all.
Most of the people using the beta don't report back problems as it is,
and all the warez kiddies who get it will strenously avoid any other
official contact with MS, so no feedback gets to them that way.

DefBringer2, real beta testers actually look for problems in the software and report
those back to the company in the hope that the problems will be fixed before the
software is officially released. Claiming that everyone getting their hands on
it is &quot;beta testing&quot; the software shows gross ignorance of the entire QA process.

While spreading the preview around doesn't neccesarily hurt MS, and may help
spread understanding of XP among end-users, it certainly doesn't help the evolution
of the product. Any report coming from a previewer or (unlikely) pirate, is
not going to be of much value to developers, because along with that report they
need to have background information about that users system and their computer usage
to better try to recreate the condition in which the bug appeared. It is next to
impossible to fix some bugs if you can't even figure out what caused the problem
in the first place. That is why software companies keep separate groups of
beta testers around, who have the training and experience to give consistent
reports on things that need to be fixed.

 

[mlip129]

Actually, when Win XP crashes you get a popup that lets you notify micro$oft of the problem with 1 click. It only takes 1 second so it's no big deal to report bugs. I'v reported every problem ive gotten and i imagine 90% of the people that use rc1 also do even if its pirated.