Thread: Can't restore computer! NEED HELP FAST!

Originally Posted by slayer

Erm....


TPB?

The Pirate Bay

Just an obvious reminder to everyone, don't post links to anything illegal, we'd like to keep DreamViews above water, mmkay?

The Pirate Bay is not illegal. In fact, if you have the serial number/license code for Windows (might be on a sticker somewhere on your PC chassis), even downloading a copy of Windows from a torrent site would not be, strictly speaking, illegal on your part.

Nyaaa,
now you see this is interesting....*
cause "piracy" is the illiterate man's synonym for "copyright infringement"

Yes, owning a valid serial number, you do have a legal claim to run a version of Windows

but the software is copyrighted
and you are not the copyright holder

Technically, you do not have the right to copy a Windows installation CD**
even though you have the right to run the software


* Interesting for certain, strange folk that find these sorts of things interesting

** maybe granted by the EULA, but I highly doubt it

^ Yeah, the whole concept of intellectual property "rights" and copyright infringement vis-a-vis proprietary software is too complicated and debatable, so it's probably best to just ignore it. Although, using a superior and free OS lets you avoid such troubling moral dilemmas such as to use TPB or not to use TPB. I second [SomeGuy]'s suggestion of going with Linux, which can be used for quite a few games, either natively or with the help of wine (or CrossOver or cedega/winex).

Yeah, Linux is your best bet. Piracy and such is confusing and generally not worth it for operating systems. Linux is just the way to go.

Simple, Build a time machine and stop your dad from browseing porn and catching the Virtu.If-Net.[I-Frame] virus.

An OS that cannot safely peruse porn, without being borked to high heaven, is not ready for the desktop