... ... You do realize that Hirens is Warez and very illegal? You could be banned just for admitting to using it as we have a very high no tolerance policy against warez. Even though Hiren’s Boot CD contains free software and abandonware, which are still copyrighted, it should be noted that there are also a number of unlicensed proprietary software on Hiren’s Boot CD; therefore, Hiren’s Boot CD is considered warez. Enforcement of copyright Old copyrights are sometimes left undefended. This can be due to intentional non-enforcement by owners due to software age or obsolescence, but sometimes results from a corporate copyright holder going out of business without explicitly transferring ownership, leaving no one aware of the right to defend the copyright. Even if the copyright is not defended, copying of such software is still unlawful in most jurisdictions when a copyright is still in effect. Abandonware changes hands on the assumption that the resources required to enforce copyrights outweigh benefits a copyright holder might realize from selling software licenses. Additionally, abandonware proponents argue that distributing software for which there is no one to defend the copyright is morally acceptable, even where unsupported by current law. Companies that have gone out of business without transferring their copyrights are an example of this; many hardware and software companies that developed older systems are long since out of business and precise documentation of the copyrights may not be readily available. Often the availability of abandonware on the Internet is related to the willingness of copyright holders to defend their copyrights. Also the LiveXP and other MS software are in great violation of redistribution laws.