On Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 07:13:00AM -0800, Linux Canuck wrote:
> m_alexander61 said: I also installed (don't ask why) a system-restore version > of Windows ME under VBox and, other than installing very slowly, it > runs...well, as well as it did on my old desktop. I made up a registration > number on the installation screen and never allowed the connection to MS, > then just ignored the horrible "register your software" window and went > along. Maybe there's a way to bypass the registration? > > > Windows ME? Are you serious? That was a dog to begin with. You have to be > hard up to use it! :) There has to be a better solution. I have lots of > Windows licences from old computers. Over the years I have thrown out half a > dozen. I don't think that ME is still supported, so you are probably okay > using it as it is. You can find ways to patch most versions of Windows so > that it defeats the protection. Just Google for it. I am not sure how legal > this is, but you can probably do it in good conscience if you have a > legitimate licence. Microsoft may not see it that way, but as far as I know > nobody has been taken to court over it. > As long as you have a legitimate license, you should be alright. Shucks, even my MS friends called ME Mongrel Edition, though. You'd be far better off with Win2K if possible. Like all of them till XP, it just requires the single license key which can be reused if you have to reinstall due to hardware issues. As for legality and people being taken to court--there is the BSA, at least in the US and they tend to chase the people who can't afford to fight. They're sort of the software version of the MPAA and RIAA, (or MAFIAA as a friend calls them.) There was an interesting piece awhile back. They went after some guitar string manufacturer and hit him with 40K USD in fines. He then went completely opensource, saying, "You can't send armed Federal Marshalls after your customers and expect them to remain your customers." So, at any rate, just be sure that you DO have a legitimate license. -- Scott Robbins PGP keyID EB3467D6 ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 Xander: Hi, for those of you who just tuned in, everyone here is a crazy person. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
