Re: Does Pirated Windows Install on New Hard Drives?
TW wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was trying to install a copy of Windows XP that I downloaded in
> '06 onto my friend's mom's laptop computer, but it wouldn't take. I bought her a
> new hard drive (Seagate, 80GB) so that she could have more space. However, when I
> try to install the OS, I get an error message. I can't remember it exactly, but it was
> something about an NT dll error within a subdirectory of the System folder.
>
> The OS copy that I have installs just fine on this computer, but it's on a
> hard drive from back in '06. So, have hard drive manufacturers put something on their
> hard drives now that prevent pirated Windows installations? Or, is it that I just have
> an outdated copy of Windows? I wanted to know 1) so that I don't sound too much like a fool
> when I have to explain this and 2) for increasing my knowledge. Thank you.
>
Dude, this mailing list is about Debian, not Windows, legalized copies
or not.
--
Doubt isn't the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith.
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Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
eduardo@kalinowski.com.br
http://move.to/hpkb
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