"Why anyone would do that with a beta I dont know "
Possibly for the same reasons that they constantly download and install succesive builds.
well you can already download this program that allows you to get rid of the 'time bomb'
It would seem inevitable that soon pirated editions of windows 7 will be available . Just interested in any thoughts on this .
If you're talking about the final build and when it'll be pirated, the answer is before it hits store shelves.
When Vista went RTM, I had a copy three days later that was fully cracked. That's three days after RTM (~Nov 11th) and three months before the release to the public.
well you can already download this program that allows you to get rid of the 'time bomb'
My GOD! There is a time bomb patch I know because I tried it, patched 7077 and then rebooted, up the date to September 2010 and rebooted and no difference, without the patch I had limited function so the patch does work! Its out on the torrentsPLEASE TRY OUT STUFF BEFORE POSTING TOTALLY MISLEADING INFO.
I don't normally get angry with people on Forums as there's not much point - especially when its someone's first few posts
but :
WINDOWS BETA EXPIRES - PERIOD - PERIOD PERIOD. There's no known fix in the known and unknown universe that has got round this limitation -- doesn't matter what WINVER or slmgr returns back -- JUST TEST IT FIRST.
If you actually look through this forum (and on another simililarly named forum as well) you will see I conducted a proper test of the expiry.
You must disconnect COMPLETELY from the Internet and change the system date IN THE BIOS before booting - Then try it.
Please post your BIOS settings with a date > Aug 15 (for 7000 Beta) and system date / time . Note of course once you re-connect to the internet for say a driver / microsoft update then all bets are off as there are "many external date checks" just in case Microsoft thinks date and time is incorrectly set.
Cheers
jimbo
Even reach 8? there is an 8 MS already started to work on it a few months ago.As long as PC hardware is easy to build, comes from different manufacturers and not as secured as a MAC, Microsoft products will always be pirated, even if we reach Windows 8 or Windows 9 whatever version in the future.
But personally, I think Microsoft really isn't hurt a lot by piracy.. instead it's a way of advertising their product. Think of it, a lot of people would've never got interested in Windows 7 had they weren't able to get a copy from the torrent sites. Hundreds of people, maybe including you and me are in this forum discussing about windows 7 because we got a FREE copy, right?
Piracy, in it's most simple form is that inherently, every soul in this world wants a FREEBIE one way or the other..Just my thoughts!
As long as PC hardware is easy to build, comes from different manufacturers and not as secured as a MAC, Microsoft products will always be pirated, even if we reach Windows 8 or Windows 9 whatever version in the future.
But personally, I think Microsoft really isn't hurt a lot by piracy.. instead it's a way of advertising their product. Think of it, a lot of people would've never got interested in Windows 7 had they weren't able to get a copy from the torrent sites. Hundreds of people, maybe including you and me are in this forum discussing about windows 7 because we got a FREE copy, right?
Piracy, in it's most simple form is that inherently, every soul in this world wants a FREEBIE one way or the other..Just my thoughts!
It would seem inevitable that soon pirated editions of windows 7 will be available . Just interested in any thoughts on this .
There is a black edition but an early beta that has been made available . Why anyone would do that with a beta I dont know !
Also of note the Pirates Bay have just been sentenced too a year in prison and fined a million pound