Blyiss

So you solve a security problem not by looking at what you were doing wrong (not patching? using IE? opening all the nekkidpics.jpg.exe in your email? no firewall? running every .exe right off P2P and crack sites?) but by switching to an OS that doesn't run the apps you need. It's not like linux is perfect and doesn't have problems either. All you're doing is moving to a different set of problems and issues, and losing compatibility with countless windows-only apps in the process. You've already been answered: call 'em up. You make it sound like it's a big problem to spend 5 minutes on the phone once... And no, there are no legit ways to bypass activation. Once you activate it, then backup your activation for the next time (will work on same hardware/specs). Thank you, crahak, for your help. I will try to call them, though I can't actually speak English. That's why it's a huge problem for me, but I will try anyway. In Linux I don't need to worry of opening any files and watching porn sites and doing anything I want. And not a single virus can affect my system because it is unwritable. But Linux is made by geeks and enthusiasts. It is perfect for servers but not for desktops, though they made a huge progress. They made a lot of excellent free software, like Firefox, NVU, etc available for Windows and much more unavailable (though I am not sure exactly that it is unavailable) like mPlayer, the media player that supports all the possible formats, Rosegarden, the excellent midi studio for musicians. But only some, not much, software that I need is still unavailable. Thanks again to everyone who helped me.

OK, guys, I don't want to offend you. If you don't know the answers to my questions, good-by.

I solved this problem. There are no viruses in Linux. Linux is fast (faster than Windows) and quite reliable. The only problem is that they don't have some software than I need. That's why I am trying to fix that VirtualBox. I don't want to use activation crack available on the internet. I've just reinstalled Windows on my other drive because of 3000 viruses and who knows what those cracks are stuffed with. Are you sure there is no other way except calling Microsoft directly? If they give me a new product key, will I be able to use it for my real hard drive installation, if I need to reinstall it again?

By using basic security measures and common sense. Haven't seen any big virus problem since the blaster days. FUD just like you'd expect it coming from a linux fanboy. First, you haven't bothered reading the forum rules. This isn't a warez forum. You won't find any info on cracking windows activation here. Secondly, your presence here also seems to be about spreading lies and FUD, trolling, as well as insulting people. Coming from someone using Windows in VirtualBox. Bitter sweet irony! You're basically asking the user community you just called idiots a second ago (along with like 95% of the world population) to help you? "You're all idiots! Every single one of you! Oh, please help me?" -- what's wrong with that picture? Nevermind it's also illegal and against forum rules? nmX.Memnoch: why do I see one coming up too? But why don't they want to activate MY Windows on MY box, then? I'd like to know. I paid them once. How MUCH do they want MORE? As for irony, I suspect that majority of viruses is made in Symantec who are friends of Microsoft. Tha't why I can't use Windows because all the RAM is occupied by Norton Antivirus and Windows defender. And actually Windows are pretty bad. Slow. Subjected to viruses invasion. And so on.

Thank's for the info. And good-by, folk. By the way, I am trying to crack my Windows that I bought legally. Nice Windows, isn't it?

How did they solve the problem of viruses and everything? As for my presence here, I am trying to figure out how to to crack Windows XP activation in the VirtualBox that is in My Debian Etch box. Who uses Windows? Only idiots. Any ideas?

I use Linux, and my friends, too. I know no one who uses Windows for servers (except Microsoft for its front ones)

You all can continue believing in that. Windows Server 2003 is just an advertising for the kind of guys like you.

Use Linux. Even Microsoft doesn't use Windows for its servers...

It's time to use Linux. It's much easier to restore Windows from Linux than from BartPE. Try Knoppix if it sees the drives.

Hello! So I am running Debian Etch. It is nicer than Windows in some way. But Linux doesn't have many commercial programs and that huge amount of various softwater that Windows offer. That's why I'd like to run VirtualBox from withing Debian because it is convenient. The problem is that Windows XP don't want to be activated since they don't recognize hardware. I'd like to know how to avoid this activation. Some people advise to call Microsoft and get a kind of a new product key or so. But why should I do this for a virtual box? Is there a way to change anything like through slipstreaming or similar?