Pirating FTL?

Solaris17 · May 11, 2012

Radical_Edward said:
Don't blame pirates. It's MS fault. I've had to fix this once or twice on every machine I own. I know MS rolled out an update recently that checks your CD key again. (They did this a year ago as well.) Don't remember which one thou.

probably not, but i still hate them. what if it was? what about the people it happens too? i have my flaws but im sure atleast some on the forum would agree i dont deserve that and id never wish counterfeit on my worst enemys i mean you bought it. i dont want some pock faced 12 year old blacklisting my key because he was too stupid to know how to "make install" wifi drivers in ubuntu and went to windows so he could watch porn with ease.

Radical_Edward · May 11, 2012

Frick said:
How come I don't have these problems despite constant hardware changes? And a lot A LOT of other people don't have these issues.

Almost every time I've seen this issue was on a legit OS.

Only time it wasn't was on a machine that came in the shop. The owner of the machine was told he was paying for a legit OS by someone else he had work on the machine. :shadedshu

Solaris17 said:
probably not, but i still hate them. what if it was? what about the people it happens too? i have my flaws but im sure atleast some on the forum would agree i dont deserve that and id never wish counterfeit on my worst enemys i mean you bought it. i dont want some pock faced 12 year old blacklisting my key because he was too stupid to know how to "make install" wifi drivers in ubuntu and went to windows so he could watch porn with ease.

Most "hacks" don't even install a key with Win7. They use a fake activation patch that makes windows think it has a key and that it's valid.

I did a lot of reading on this subject when I had issues with it last.

15th Warlock · May 11, 2012

Totally off topic, but when I read the title, I thought it meant "Pirating Faster Than Light" :laugh:

I totally need to quit watching my Battlestar Galactica reruns! :nutkick:

I feel you man, I've had this same scenario happen to me more than once, I turn off my PC, go to bed and the next morning I get a message about having to activate Windows,

Micro$oft: I swear there haven't been any fu*king changes to my PC hardware while I sleep damn it!! it fuc*ing pisses me off!!! :mad:

Then I have to call by phone and activate my fully legal copy of Win7 once again, I have 5 Win7 machines running in my house, and this happens more often than it should.

I have 6 freaking copies of Win7 licenses just because I'm constantly changing my hardware, and fu**ing M$ says I have to buy a new license with each mother board I purchase, I shouldn't have to put off with this kind of $hit damn it!!!!

I feel you man, I really do :mad:

Oh well, sorry for the rant, I needed to vent I guess :ohwell:

TheoneandonlyMrK · May 11, 2012

Your lucky ive had this through sytsem wide ocin and in games too and also the odd random their phones manned 24/7 so its quickly fixed

Mussels · May 11, 2012

Solaris17 said:
well i just got off the phone with some Scandinavian or something. she made me go get my outlook disk and read her the numbers and shit around the hole. im kinda irritated but she then read me a number cluster that worked and it activated. i asked her how this could happen and she said she didnt know. i tried to explain to her what happened and she just kept interrupting and asking if the activation worked i said it did and tried explaining the situation again she cut me off and wished me a good day and hung up.

EDIT:: I suppose with both outlook and windows freaking out it does seem more like a glitch then a pirating incident. but they should really fix it considering the amount of activations is probably going to now require me to call them every 4 months. when i format. which is what it did on my desktop but I could understand that i formatted when ever i changed hardware which was frequently.

it keeps happening to me on my laptop as well, possibly cause its dual GPU and dual monitor - after it wakes up in a different state to what it went to sleep in, it cracks it at me and makes me reactivate.

Solaris17 · May 11, 2012

Mussels said:
it keeps happening to me on my laptop as well, possibly cause its dual GPU and dual monitor - after it wakes up in a different state to what it went to sleep in, it cracks it at me and makes me reactivate.

it just blows my mind. my laptop is in high power mode i never sleep or hibernate it. i just tell it to shut off the lcd when i close the lid.

A Cheese Danish · May 11, 2012

Only time I have to reactivate mine is when I adjust my hardware and reformat my pc(s). Doesn't bug me ever after that.
Happens to my HTPC, Desktop/server, and laptop. Although, I'm about to Linux up my laptop here shortly.

Solaris17 · May 11, 2012

A Cheese Danish said:
Only time I have to reactivate mine is when I adjust my hardware and reformat my pc(s). Doesn't bug me ever after that.
Happens to my HTPC, Desktop/server, and laptop. Although, I'm about to Linux up my laptop here shortly.

id put linux on this. some of the members might recall i had a nice suse install on the laptop but since my chip is dead i put windows on this to use VS. if anyone is ever feeling cheritable and has a 1366 cpu in a shoe box id be forever in your dept. 6 months of no desktop makes sola very very sad man.

Athlon2K15 · May 11, 2012

seriously solaris come on bro..im pretty sure i got my copy of windows from you back in the day...

ThE_MaD_ShOt · May 11, 2012

I had it happen to me with win xp. About the third time I went to activate it after and format, mind you all on the exact same hardware it forced me to use the phone system and everytime after that. This is a full retail copy that I bought from Staples.

Also Solaris17 you have a pm inbound. I need to pick your brain for a sec.

Solaris17 · May 11, 2012

AthlonX2 said:
seriously solaris come on bro..im pretty sure i got my copy of windows from you back in the day...

i know. im so good about helping people out i just never thought it would happen to me.

Athlon2K15 · May 11, 2012

its the catholics man

95Viper · May 11, 2012

My desktop did it just a few days ago, after a software un-install went south and took out the files containing the key info.

And, also, is you laptop maintaining the time? Seen such after windows does a time update or the failure of said time update. Odd things happen when the time/date gets off.

Glad you got it sorted out.

Solaris17 · May 11, 2012

95Viper said:
My desktop did it just a few days ago, after a software un-install went south and took out the files containing the key info.

And, also, is you laptop maintaining the time? Seen such after windows does a time update or the failure of said time update. Odd things happen when the time/date gets off.

Glad you got it sorted out.

thanks and yea i have it set to auto sync with the atomic clock.

CaptainFailcon · May 11, 2012

Solaris17 said:
you got it chief.

should you go that route you can also use the COA key on the bottom of you're laptop todo the instillation(in case you are worried about men in swat uniforms busting down you're door and arresting you for "copy wright infringement"
:toast:

Frick · May 11, 2012

15th Warlock said:
I have 6 freaking copies of Win7 licenses just because I'm constantly changing my hardware, and fu**ing M$ says I have to buy a new license with each mother board I purchase, I shouldn't have to put off with this kind of $hit damn it!!!!

You do realize that is for OEM versions right?

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