PC Software Legitimacy Poll

**StoneChucker** · 2nd September 2006, 22:34

I'm curious to see how Average Joe runs his computer. Vote in the poll...
(for those quick folk who get here before I add the poll, wait till I add the poll - duh!)

**sAsLEX** · 2nd September 2006, 22:58

Though starting to look for open source free stuff as I like that concept!

Go Linux!

**The Pastor** · 2nd September 2006, 23:00

dont vote, this is all so the cops can BUST YOUR ASS MAN! THE MAN IS EVERYWHERE!

**Motu** · 2nd September 2006, 23:10

When I got this computer it came with home XP,but now it seems to have business XP....and the last couple of weeks I get a ''your system may be at risk,windows has detected.....'' pop up when I start up.My son in law is a geek and when he fixes things he pulls out folders of CD's and starts loading them up.I think he reformated once,and used one of his versions of XP,not mine.I dunno about these things - but as my wife says about her car.....''I just wish he'd leave it alone''.

**sAsLEX** · 2nd September 2006, 23:14

Originally Posted by Motu

When I got this computer it came with home XP,but now it seems to have business XP....and the last couple of weeks I get a ''your system may be at risk,windows has detected.....'' pop up when I start up.My son in law is a geek and when he fixes things he pulls out folders of CD's and starts loading them up.I think he reformated once,and used one of his versions of XP,not mine.I dunno about these things - but as my wife says about her car.....''I just wish he'd leave it alone''.

get your son in law back around as there is some new cracks around that annoying pop up
........ or so I have heard!

**rwh** · 2nd September 2006, 23:43

Originally Posted by StoneChucker

I'm curious to see how Average Joe runs his computer. Vote in the poll...
(for those quick folk who get here before I add the poll, wait till I add the poll - duh!)

All legit, and none of it paid for. Free software all the way!

I guess I have to choose the last option, since I haven't registered any ...

Richard

**07fatboy** · 3rd September 2006, 01:45

he he he

CHUCK A WHEELIE BRO

**scracha** · 3rd September 2006, 19:47

Originally Posted by Motu

When I got this computer it came with home XP,but now it seems to have business XP....and the last couple of weeks I get a ''your system may be at risk,windows has detected.....'' pop up when I start up.My son in law is a geek and when he fixes things he pulls out folders of CD's and starts loading them up.I think he reformated once,and used one of his versions of XP,not mine.I dunno about these things - but as my wife says about her car.....''I just wish he'd leave it alone''.

To fix it yourself, go here (only works with Internet Explorer):-

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/sel...tructions.aspx

There's also
http://catalog.microsoft.com/genuine...tructions.aspx

Put in the LEGIT license key that should be on the COA sticker on your PC (if it's legit it should be on there). All perfectly legal.

**riffer** · 3rd September 2006, 19:52

Well, the PC I'm on at the moment is running Dapper Drake Ubuntu, so everything on it is GPL.

My Mac is 90% legitimate, but the Games PC is a bit dodgy...

**Zed** · 3rd September 2006, 20:02

All legit here, Microsoft XP Pro and Office Suite 2003 both registered and activated on one pc. I worked in IT for a few years and took full advantage of wholesale pricing, also when I did my systems technology diploma it was drummed into me from the beginning how rife software theft & piracy had become, thus confirming what I already thought to be true.

It is far too easy to fall into such theft nowadays, many have been duped into believing it's trivial and acceptable, yet it is a chargeable offence.

**Oakie** · 3rd September 2006, 20:16

All legit but I don't register everything.

**bugjuice** · 3rd September 2006, 20:46

what, you have to pay for this stuff..??

**dhunt** · 3rd September 2006, 21:09

Laptop came preinstalled with Xp Home - Let it boot to the registration screen and decided that was too far and install Linux. All software is open source.

Desktop came with illegal copy of Windoze Xp let it boot once to prove the hardware works. Been running linux ever since.

Both running Gentoo unstable

Edit: Voted Other - as all software is legit opensource but you don't register it so didn't tick that box.