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| Thread ID: 80200 | 2007-06-14 21:27:00 | XP illegal copy | tylden (4262) | Press F1 |
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| 559179 | 2007-06-15 05:05:00 | just for the record, the M$ WGA software DOES slow down your pc if theres a problem and it's telling you about it. I have seen PCs speed up quite a bit after sorting WGA issues, but by no means is that his whole problem...WGA doesn't make a huge difference.:cool: I would simply recommend running all the usuaull porgrams through ( the ones in speedy's sig for example) and seeing what difference that makes. also check in msconfig that there isn't heaps of programs runnig themselves on startup. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 559180 | 2007-06-15 07:57:00 | To get rid of the annoying popup telling you that your version of windows is not genurine, Download the program called "Autoruns" From www.sysinternals.com. Select the tab called winlogon and deselect the item called wgalogon and reboot your pc. You should never see it again. You can download windows updates as normal. | Rayman (12367) | ||
| 559181 | 2007-06-15 18:48:00 | Thanks for all your help. I should, perhaps, have pointed out that I originally tried to go legal, but my attempts to pay on line just didn't work - bear in mind this is Microsoft we're talking about. As to buying a copy of Vista, when I buy a new machine it will be already loaded, so I'd have to pay twice if I did that. All I wanted to know was if MS was giving me this problem, or was there something else in my running programmes. Yes, I realise the Forum does not support piracy, I just want a way out till my purse is not quite so empty. |
tylden (4262) | ||
| 559182 | 2007-06-15 18:58:00 | I think you were OK with you last post until you said this: "I realise the Forum does not support piracy, I just want a way out till my purse is not quite so empty. ...and as such I have no mercy but to say what you ask is illegal and therefore not answerable on this site. Financial conditions do not make a good excuse for piracy or sidestepping issues with Microsoft. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 559183 | 2007-06-15 22:07:00 | Its not that hard to get a legal copy cheap. I bought 2 Dell win xp home discs for $100 each I think, from a bloke in whangarei. It, at the time, was a lot cheaper than being stitched up if you got the same (although not dell) from a shop. He didn't want them as he uses another os on his pc's. Found them in T&E | Phil B (648) | ||
| 559184 | 2007-06-15 22:34:00 | As to buying a copy of Vista, when I buy a new machine it will be already loaded, so I'd have to pay twice if I did that. Not necessarily. It's possible to buy a rig without any operating system installed. Most people here prefer it that way so that they have a standalone full version of the operating system, which can be ported to a new machine when they upgrade. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 559185 | 2007-06-16 01:17:00 | Hmmm... just noticed that HijackThis now belongs to Trend Micro - or has Trend Micro designed one for its own instead? Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 559186 | 2007-06-16 01:30:00 | Hmmm... just noticed that HijackThis now belongs to Trend Micro - or has Trend Micro designed one for its own instead? Cheers :) I think Trendmicro took over from the previous author. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 559187 | 2007-06-16 03:07:00 | T As to buying a copy of Vista, when I buy a new machine it will be already loaded, . Buy an OEM copy now, and when you get the new PC ask for no O/S. You don't get it free then either you know. |
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