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    Re: buying tweaked OS's off ebay

    Quote Originally Posted by poindextermatic View Post
    well you could test it out, it might be good, there is a lot of bloat and things you never need in windows... isn't there? Possibly it is faster... possibly legel if you use your own cd key & sticker//
    Why would you want to install a version of Windows that's been customised for someone else?

    Like we have said on the legalities - Customising Windows is not illegal. But customise a version you legally own, no one else.
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    Re: buying tweaked OS's off ebay

    Even if it didn't include the key, it's still a breach of copyright (non legitimate distribution) at the least.

    If you have a valid license it's a bad idea anyway as others have said above - you don't know what's on it.
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    Re: buying tweaked OS's off ebay

    Quote Originally Posted by Stoo View Post
    Even if it didn't include the key, it's still a breach of copyright (non legitimate distribution) at the least.

    If you have a valid license it's a bad idea anyway as others have said above - you don't know what's on it.
    There are 3 kinds of thing you can control when handing out software - use, modification, and distribution.

    Microsoft do not allow unilateral redistribution, end of story - whether an ISO has been altered or not, it's breach of copyright as it falls outside the rights granted

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    Re: buying tweaked OS's off ebay

    dude just dont get it, could cost you far more in the long run if you're looking money wise.

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    Re: buying tweaked OS's off ebay

    Quote Originally Posted by poindextermatic View Post
    Additional Features:
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    Illegal, this is Volume License media with a VL key (VL keys only work with VL media, and vice versa) - the key will most likely end up blacklisted once it becomes widely used, and fail WGA checks.
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    Re: buying tweaked OS's off ebay

    going past the illegal-ness of the copy, there could easily be a keygen or some other malware in there...

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    Re: buying tweaked OS's off ebay

    If I was you I wouldn't buy it.

    Do as TakTak says, depending what system you have, buy either the retail/oem version and use nlite to create your own customized install.

    If your building a machine, Vista only costs like £65

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    Re: buying tweaked OS's off ebay

    if you bought that then you should get the black screen of death hehe

    http://www.nytimes.com/external/idg/...e-blast-M.html

    so dont

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