quigley0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I don't this the PC is yours to keep. I think you have to return it three years later. So, if you mess around with it, like reformat, etc. Then, they may charge you for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted December 17, 2003 MVC Share Posted December 17, 2003 whats the program ethereal someone mentioned earlier on ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkellner Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 It's most likely just a software based advertizement system, since they make you install the software and the advertizements. You're required to sign on-line at least once a month (no doubt to upload logs to make sure you keep up with your quota.) You could probably get another hdd installed with another copy of windows ad-free and use that the majority of the time, and play out your advertizements while you sleep. *Note: They may check to make sure your computer is not idle when it plays the advertizements. If this is the case, I can see a lot of people using those anti-idle programs from back in the pay-to-watch-ad programs. You know, the advertizement tickers? They're targeting a specific market here: People who have the constant ads 24/7 already from adware. They should make their company slogan "Got enough ads? Try ours, comes with a free PC!" It's probably going to end up hurting them in the end, since any knowledgeable user wouldn't dare touch this deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkler Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 better building ur own i guess :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jami_welch Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 i think the best solution so far is to partition or add a new drive and run the adverts during the night or when your out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMayhem Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I have already got this thing cracked (well I know how, and I am positive it would work), but I am a Mac only user and am in the US, so it wont matter :p i think the best solution so far is to partition or add a new drive and run the adverts during the night or when your out My idea is way better then that, and it would let you use your own OS (winblows or linux) all the time and never see the ads :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jami_welch Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 go on, whats ur plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkellner Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 (edited) to haxor the world with his macintosh. there's really no way to get around not looking at the advertizements at some point since it updates with server to upload your data. well, maybe one way. but it'd require you to setup fake data to send, but being as they got financing for this they probably have some decent security measures to protect against that. best solution was setting up a new hdd and installing an os on that, and switching to the advertizement installation while you sleep with a anti-idle program (if needed), or an auto-click program (if needed).. anything more than that is just too much work, even to get around advertizements. but why rip off a company sending you a free pc anyway? :unsure: Edited December 17, 2003 by krazie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RauL Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 and if you don?t live in the UK?:rolleyes:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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