Use a hacked serial & lose your data

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amr_01

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haha, i bet if microsoft decided to format your pc if you entered an invalid cd key wouldnt be met with such support.

i would still think it's acceptable, go out and buy the software if you don't want to something like that, it's worth the money. (and no, i am not saying you didn't buy it, i am just making a generalization)

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haha, i bet if microsoft decided to format your pc if you entered an invalid cd key wouldnt be met with such support.

The probem with MS doing this is that they already make registering and activation the product such a pain in the... that it encourages some people to use fake corporate keys, even though they have a legit one. At my office, we don't have a corporpate license and I hate havign to do re-installs or phasing out an old Pc becuase I always get stuck having to call and speak to someone (often times who speaks very little english, who the lies about where they are when I ask), just to get the computer up and running. I am for every means possible for apps deleting THEMSELVES with fake keys but the OS.

It would have been awesome if it had just encrypted the home directory, and you would have to register to get the unlock key...

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glitch409

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Agreed. If you pirate, you deserve to be punished. The app only erased documents, music, etc. Atleast it didn't format the computer leaving it unusable.

yeh, but what about this

yer but like I said, what if someone gets your serial via some other means (trojan or something) or even a random keygen maker brings your serial up. then the next update you are ****** because this moron wants to keep his software safe...
i would never purchase this guys sofwar if it had this capability, think what a virus could do if this program was on your computer. this guy took it to far, and is probably going to loose alot of buisness because of it.
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The probem with MS doing this is that they already make registering and activation the product such a pain in the... that it encourages some people to use fake corporate keys, even though they have a legit one.

you call that a pita? you must be formatting computers on a monthly basis to have to call them up every time. whenever I need to reimage something, 99% of the time it re-activates with no phone call necessary online. the process takes oh about 20 seconds maybe. big hassle there...

It would have been awesome if it had just encrypted the home directory, and you would have to register to get the unlock key...

that's called extortion.

Agreed. If you pirate, you deserve to be punished. The app only erased documents, music, etc. Atleast it didn't format the computer leaving it unusable.

personally I'd MUCH rather have my OS wiped out than my data. I can reinstall Windows no problem, but my data is 100x more precious. also who are you to decide how much someone should be punished for pirating?

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Bearded Kirklander

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hmm who/what did the CDRWIN person do?

Google is your friend. :)

http://www.ngemu.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-3480.html

He did different things, changing in different versions. One was acting like the program was burning valid CD's, but in reality the CD's were corrupt or blank after the end of the run, costing you a CD-R. He also deleted the program itself, corrupted the file system, deleted system files and a few other things, depending on which users you talked to. I believe he stopped eventually, but the damage to his reputation was done.

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anog

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But isn't there a law that says that you can try any program for a few hours or a day or something and then if you don't buy it you have to uninstall it? If so, this guys' actions are not legal...

Not sure about this, though...

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A.K.R.

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What this person did, I support him. Software piracy is getting out of control. When you use someone's result of hard work without legally paying for it, you deserve some punishment. I don't find this harsh in any way. In fact, the users should be thanking God that the software did not reformat the system, corrupt the system file, or in any way render the computer unusable (if I was a software programmer, I would format and delete everything in the user's computer if he is using a pirated key). The users tried to use his software illegally, and when they get their punishment, they whine, rant and grumble when it is entirely their fault.

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Ultra Frosty

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He deletes the entire home directory.

Not only his program.

Yay! Sooo what if my serial number is purchased legit and it comes up as a hacked one?

I will sue him for every penny he owns! Drastic actions have drastic re-actions.

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