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antoinejones · 4 Weeks Ago

well MY system was given to me (as in i idndt buy it it was owned by soemone else who i guess bought a nnew one and gave me their old one) and it had windows installed on it already. As for cant legally install windows on multiple pcs from the same disc that the first Ive ever heard of it. So youre saying if someone had 5 PCs in their houise, theyd have to go out and buy 5 seprate copies of windows fo every pc instead of just buying 1 and installing it on all his home computers? Id have a hard time believing that, and even if it was true Im willing to bet n oone actually does it. For instance Im sure most of the mods on this forum have multiple PCs (or a pc annd a laptop) so that each have seperate copies of the same OS for each of their desktops and laptops?

DCiAdmin · 4 Weeks Ago

Antoine,

Please review this Microsoft FAQ regarding piracy and licensing. You must truly own a separate license for EACH machine. To quote Microsoft from the URL cited

Each PC needs its own full license. To be properly licensed and receive technical support and updates, you must have a full underlying license for all software installed on each PC.

And yes, every mod & tech on PCHF has a legal and legitimate OS license for every PC in their home. The same is true for *most* software applications. There are some expections, but they are NOT the rule.

Regarding that your PC was given to you with an OS already installed, your recourse to obtaining a legal OS CD for that system is to either purchase a retail OS or contact the manufacturer and request a replacement OEM OS CD. Contacting the manufacturer will be your least expensive route.

Clever_Duck · 2 Weeks Ago

Hello, Do you still require assistance?

An update will be appriciated.

Regards,

Clever_Duck

antoinejones · 2 Weeks Ago

nope ive pretty much gien up on that hard drive after UBCDWIN couldnt do asnything without the BSOD popping up and stopping it (cant even fully foremat the harddrive without the BSOD popping up befoere the format is complete, lol so now I have a half formatted hard drive (it doent boot into windows any,more and just tells me to insert a system disk at start up) that i cant do anything with

Clever_Duck · 2 Weeks Ago

I'm sorry you are having this problem. Keep us informed on how you do.

As you said you don't require further assistance, I've marked this thread as resolved.

Regards,

Clever_Duck

4 Weeks Ago	#22
antoinejones Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 409	Re: I think my pc has picked up BAD spyware well MY system was given to me (as in i idndt buy it it was owned by soemone else who i guess bought a nnew one and gave me their old one) and it had windows installed on it already. As for cant legally install windows on multiple pcs from the same disc that the first Ive ever heard of it. So youre saying if someone had 5 PCs in their houise, theyd have to go out and buy 5 seprate copies of windows fo every pc instead of just buying 1 and installing it on all his home computers? Id have a hard time believing that, and even if it was true Im willing to bet n oone actually does it. For instance Im sure most of the mods on this forum have multiple PCs (or a pc annd a laptop) so that each have seperate copies of the same OS for each of their desktops and laptops?

4 Weeks Ago	#23
DCiAdmin Tech Team Leader Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Heart of the US Midwest Posts: 6,179 PC Experience: Perpetual Student	Re: I think my pc has picked up BAD spyware Antoine, Please review this Microsoft FAQ regarding piracy and licensing. You must truly own a separate license for EACH machine. To quote Microsoft from the URL cited Each PC needs its own full license. To be properly licensed and receive technical support and updates, you must have a full underlying license for all software installed on each PC. And yes, every mod & tech on PCHF has a legal and legitimate OS license for every PC in their home. The same is true for most software applications. There are some expections, but they are NOT the rule. Regarding that your PC was given to you with an OS already installed, your recourse to obtaining a legal OS CD for that system is to either purchase a retail OS or contact the manufacturer and request a replacement OEM OS CD. Contacting the manufacturer will be your least expensive route. __________________ DCiAdmin *PCHF Rules* / *PreWork* / *AfterWork* / *PCHF Downloads* / *System File Checker* Thank you for entrusting your system to PCHF! Last edited by DCiAdmin; 4 Weeks Ago at 05:24 AM.

2 Weeks Ago	#24
Clever_Duck Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Coventry UK Posts: 673 PC Experience: Some Experience	Re: I think my pc has picked up BAD spyware Hello, Do you still require assistance? An update will be appriciated. Regards, Clever_Duck __________________ There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't BSOD ... Belarc ... Prework ... System Spec’s ... CCleaner ... PCHF Rules ... Speedfan Have we helped? Please Consider a donation

2 Weeks Ago	#25
antoinejones Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 409	Re: I think my pc has picked up BAD spyware nope ive pretty much gien up on that hard drive after UBCDWIN couldnt do asnything without the BSOD popping up and stopping it (cant even fully foremat the harddrive without the BSOD popping up befoere the format is complete, lol so now I have a half formatted hard drive (it doent boot into windows any,more and just tells me to insert a system disk at start up) that i cant do anything with

2 Weeks Ago	#26
Clever_Duck Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Coventry UK Posts: 673 PC Experience: Some Experience	Re: I think my pc has picked up BAD spyware I'm sorry you are having this problem. Keep us informed on how you do. As you said you don't require further assistance, I've marked this thread as resolved. Regards, Clever_Duck __________________ There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't BSOD ... Belarc ... Prework ... System Spec’s ... CCleaner ... PCHF Rules ... Speedfan Have we helped? Please Consider a donation

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