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Downloading Vista

  • 01-12-2007 11:29pm
    #1
    DmanDmythDledge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 890 ✭✭✭


    Is it possible to download it for free?


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  • #2
    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    Yes of course you can download it for free. Then you install it and buy a licence to activate it ;)


  • #3
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Not legally.


  • #4
    GBX
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    I doubt it. It might be possible. but then you would have problems with the geniune certification that microsoft run etc.


  • #5
    NullZer0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,629 ✭✭✭NullZer0


    "Genuine Certification" - Thats just the process of pinging a Microsoft server. ;)


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    iRock wrote: »
    "Genuine Certification" - Thats just the process of pinging a Microsoft server. ;)
    Please have a read of the charter re hackz n' crackz


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  • #7
    NullZer0
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    Please have a read of the charter re hackz n' crackz


    Oh I've read that already ;) - How does that relate to me?


  • #8
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Fair enough then.

    Just didn't want the thread to start descending to describe how to bypass copyright mechanisms or whatever.


  • #9
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    DmanDmythDledge wrote: »
    Is it possible to download it for free?
    If you want a free OS
    you can download a six month trial of 2003 server for free.
    you can download many varieties of Linux free
    you can download non-linux OS's like BSD / beOS / Solaris/ freedos / reactOS for free too

    Microsoft are the worlds largest software company, they are not a charity.

    If you want a Microsoft OS for free, ask someone to buy it for you for Christmas.

    The availability of illegal software is what holds back alternatives to microsoft products.
    AND holds back microsoft products because they would be improved more if there was more competition


  • #10
    NullZer0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,629 ✭✭✭NullZer0


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    If you want a free OS
    you can download a six month trial of 2003 server for free.
    you can download many varieties of Linux free
    you can download non-linux OS's like BSD / beOS / Solaris/ freedos / reactOS for free too

    Microsoft are the worlds largest software company, they are not a charity.

    If you want a Microsoft OS for free, ask someone to buy it for you for Christmas.

    The availability of illegal software is what holds back alternatives to microsoft products.
    AND holds back microsoft products because they would be improved more if there was more competition


    I thought it was possible to install Vista for a trial period of 30 days anyway? - then you can add a serial and activate it if you buy a license?


  • #11
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    iRock wrote: »
    I thought it was possible to install Vista for a trial period of 30 days anyway? - then you can add a serial and activate it if you buy a license?
    Meh. You can and you can't. If you get a version of Vista, you can "try" out another version for 30 days.

    Basically, if you get your hands on a mates Vista disc, but not their serial, you can try it for 30 days, before it'll ask you to actuvate it.

    Mods, this is called the "Vista Anytime Upgrade".


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