Topic: How hard is it to get a clean torrented version of Windows XP?

Anonymous A started this discussion 12 years ago #34,409

I want to set up a Windows XP VM on Ubuntu Linux for playing a few older games that don't work well on WINE. Of course, I don't care about XP security itself (wont be using it for anything but gaming) but I just want a clean, good copy.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 9 minutes later[^] [v] #474,953

Muy hard

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 14 minutes later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #474,955

not very hard:

http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/4535425/Windows_XP_Professional_SP3_-_Activated

and deayste !iH0dKz0pn2 joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 25 minutes later, 49 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #474,956

so since microsoft is dumping xp does that mean you can legally get xp for free?(no i dont want a virtual machine in windows7)

what about that little activation key issue?

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 minute later, 50 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #474,958

Don't. All have backdoors and trackers. Linux fool!

things sovempt !iH0dKz0pn2 replied with this 12 years ago, 1 minute later, 52 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #474,959

@previous (E)
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 14 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #474,961

@474,955 (C)
Thanks! I just want one without WGA popups and the black screen thing.
@474,956 (and deayste !iH0dKz0pn2)
No. It's still copyrighted and illegal to download, just deprecated. MS is making a lot of money now selling XP support to big companies and governments that still use it (XP support has been discontinued, but will still support it if you pay up $$$$$$).

Ks !KansasxqvM joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 22 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #474,963

@previous (A)
http://whateverforfree.blogspot.com/2012/04/optimize-windows-xp2003-for-use-in-vm.html

freddy mcga4 !iH0dKz0pn2 replied with this 12 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #474,964

@474,961 (A)
what fags.

what about the activation key then? are they at least getting rid of that?

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