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cojak replied

11 February 2013, 13:24
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

You do have a legal version. It just isn't installed. Legally you cannot use the XP license you are 'upgrading'.

Ta d000hg, the XP is now defunct. I didn't get the nuance when I first started, I was thinking literally rather than legally.
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d000hg replied

11 February 2013, 10:56
Originally posted by cojak View Post

Mr C had just opened the Windows 8 Upgrade package before we realised there was a problem eek.

Originally posted by cojak View Post

Will do sockpuppet.

@Admin: but don't you need a legal version of a full OS first to overlay the Win 8 upgrade?

You do have a legal version. It just isn't installed. Legally you cannot use the XP license you are 'upgrading'.
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Sysman replied

10 February 2013, 00:03
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

I always used to love upgrading versions of Crystal Reports. It checked to see if it could fine the CRW.EXE on your machine and if it did it allowed the upgrade. I spend years turning up on client sites with an upgrade only version, opening notepad and saving a blank file called CRW.EXE.

Back in the Windows 95/NT era there were well published ways of upgrading Windows itself without your original disks. I discovered this when I wanted to rebuild a system and my original floppies were 100 miles away.
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cojak replied

9 February 2013, 23:32
Anyway..

Windows 8 successfully installed with clean install followed by PC refresh to activate (following Admin's links). Many thanks for all your help Gents, much obliged.
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cojak replied

9 February 2013, 23:24
Originally posted by tranceporter View Post

Lol, all good things are free

Not around here it's not.
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tranceporter replied

9 February 2013, 23:10
Originally posted by cojak View Post

Yes you did. You'll find that we don't approve of pirating software.

Lol, all good things are free
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cojak replied

9 February 2013, 21:47
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

I always used to love upgrading versions of Crystal Reports. It checked to see if it could fine the CRW.EXE on your machine and if it did it allowed the upgrade. I spend years turning up on client sites with an upgrade only version, opening notepad and saving a blank file called CRW.EXE.
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MarillionFan replied

9 February 2013, 21:45
Originally posted by cojak View Post

Will do sockpuppet.

@Admin: but don't you need a legal version of a full OS first to overlay the Win 8 upgrade?

I always used to love upgrading versions of Crystal Reports. It checked to see if it could fine the CRW.EXE on your machine and if it did it allowed the upgrade. I spend years turning up on client sites with an upgrade only version, opening notepad and saving a blank file called CRW.EXE.
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cojak replied

9 February 2013, 21:43
Well we've done a clean install and are now refreshing the PC (v exciting! )
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Sysman replied

9 February 2013, 21:25
Originally posted by cojak View Post

Yes you did. You'll find that we don't approve of pirating software.
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TestMangler replied

9 February 2013, 20:43
Originally posted by cojak View Post

Yes you did. You'll find that we don't approve of pirating software.
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cojak replied

9 February 2013, 20:29
Originally posted by tranceporter View Post

No. I had a pirated version of windows 7 ultimate x64 cracked with daz loader, and I upgraded to a legal copy of windows 8 pro absolutely fine. Do I get some rep for this?

Yes you did. You'll find that we don't approve of pirating software.
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Cliphead replied

9 February 2013, 20:29
Originally posted by cojak View Post

Thats because you don't have the fun of building it yourself

Or just build an OSX VM on yer crappy old PC
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cojak replied

9 February 2013, 20:27
Originally posted by stek View Post

I know I'm an Apple fanboi but really - I don't have any of this!!

Thats because you don't have the fun of building it yourself
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stek replied

9 February 2013, 20:09
I know I'm an Apple fanboi but really - I don't have any of this!!
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