Install XP Over Bootleg Copy Thread

[The Elder Geek]

Limerick,

I was intrigued by the "uneasy" feeling you expressed over the "Install XP Over Bootleg Copy" post in the XP Forum. I run a site focused on XP and frequently receive e-mails that run along the same vein. Some are blatant requests for help with illegal activities that are immediately dismissed, while others are much more subtle and difficult to discern the intent of the writer.

I don't envy you the job of making the calls on whether a thread is locked or allowed to continue, but I do find it interesting that in other similar threads that have had a longer life, in the end it seems the majority of the responses tend to steer the poster away from the illegal aspect and toward a lawful resolution.

I certainly don't endorse any of the 'warez' type activities, either here, real life, or on my site and think it really comes down to a gut feeling of where a thread is headed. At any rate, my compliments to you and all the moderators for keeping things on track so that all may benefit from the collective knowledge.

Thanks for listening,

Jim / TEG

[robcaro]

For those of you who are interested, I reinstalled the legit upgrade copy of XP over the top of the existing trial copy of XP. It upgraded just fine with all of my previous settings intact. No problems whatever. I still have all programs working as before. I have since installed SP-1 and all went well. I am a happy camper.

[Steve R Jones]

The Elder Geek, THANKS for the feedback.

It's not fun being the bad guy. But somebody has to do it


We try to help as many people as we can, but there has to be a line......



robcaro, glad you got things worked out.

[104456]

I agree with your stance,the subject had reached a conclusion whereby it could be resolved with no further input from other members.

Glad it all worked out for you robcaro