Give me reasons to buy orginal windows 7!

Moderators please note,it is not my intention to promote piracy in anyway through this thread,my intention is completely opposite,to curb piracy and to find reasons to promote buying original softwares.

Title says it.

Obviously other than the most fundamental reason PIRACY IS A CRIME.

But that reason is not enough convince my dad to spend Rs.7000 on a Cd that any "Computer Wala" can get for rs 200.

I am sure that many members must have faced this Dilemma.

All I need are for the more educated members to give me reasons to buy orginal windows so i can convince my dad to do so.
P.s - No need to state the Microsoft essential security reason,already tried that bought a norton cd key from office.
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Which windows to buy?
I have decided on windows 7 64 bit.
This PC is strictly for gaming,so should i go with home,professional,ultimate?

And also where to buy the windows from? Is online cheaper?

Also if its any help then i have an original windows 98 cd key

Copyright infringement ≠ Piracy

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Free Win 8.1 key to Dreamspark members | TechEnclave - Indian Technology Forum

DreamSpark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Convert student-free Windows Server 2008 R2 into Windows 7 | ZDNet

tell your father that money spent in buying original software supports software programmers not to mention Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation charity spend more money than our Indian govt in tackling many health issues.

If you can pay tax to help the country, you can also pay for software to help devs.

and paying for pirated software is stupid

I am using Windows Server 2008 R2 from Dreamspark.

One thing which you get from having a genuine windows is "peace of mind". I don't have to disable windows updates. And I don't have to "think" about which updates "not" to install. Installing the updates as its released means your windows gets patched against bugs and security holes as soon as possible. Which translates to a secure and stable OS.

Another advantage is that you can use tools which require a "genuine windows advantage". For eg, Windows Movie maker, and other tools which I don't recall right now.

there are some methods to get 'genuine windows experience' without paying :wink:

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You won't get the regular updates, patches, fixes etc? And you might have to deal with the dreaded "windows is not genuine" notification that may come up and spit at you every now and then like a pesky house owner asking for rent.

Seriously speaking, there are methods (loader etc) loaded into pirated windows, which would not only bypass WGA, but you can peacefully update windows anytime without any nags from M$...
And sorry to say, but it's hard to convince your dad to not buy the pirated windows, been there done that, we are surrounded by people where almost none buys windows unless it comes preloaded with your computer (laptop OEM disks), so of course if your dad is a common man like ours, he would only take the cheaper option (who won't..

), but if he understands, well and good, it'd help some really good causes as mentioned in previous posts..

whitestar_999 said:
Free Win 8.1 key to Dreamspark members | TechEnclave - Indian Technology Forum

DreamSpark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Convert student-free Windows Server 2008 R2 into Windows 7 | ZDNet

tell your father that money spent in buying original software supports software programmers not to mention Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation charity spend more money than our Indian govt in tackling many health issues.

Okay so you mean to say that i can get an almost similar (if not better) version of windows for free from microsoft?

It would be really helpful if you or some other members elaborate on this.

harshilsharma63 said:
If you can pay tax to help the country, you can also pay for software to help devs.

I know this man,you missed the point,my father does not care about software devs

Vyom said:
I am using Windows Server 2008 R2 from Dreamspark.

One thing which you get from having a genuine windows is "peace of mind". I don't have to disable windows updates. And I don't have to "think" about which updates "not" to install. Installing the updates as its released means your windows gets patched against bugs and security holes as soon as possible. Which translates to a secure and stable OS.

Another advantage is that you can use tools which require a "genuine windows advantage". For eg, Windows Movie maker, and other tools which I don't recall right now.

Yes,stability is a strong point that i can raise. Thankyou

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snap said:
there are some methods to get 'genuine windows experience' without paying

I would love to know about them.

moniker said:
You won't get the regular updates, patches, fixes etc? And you might have to deal with the dreaded "windows is not genuine" notification that may come up and spit at you every now and then like a pesky house owner asking for rent.

Yes,that windows not genuine notification annoys my father also

ratul said:
Seriously speaking, there are methods (loader etc) loaded into pirated windows, which would not only bypass WGA, but you can peacefully update windows anytime without any nags from M$...
And sorry to say, but it's hard to convince your dad to not buy the pirated windows, been there done that, we are surrounded by people where almost none buys windows unless it comes preloaded with your computer (laptop OEM disks), so of course if your dad is a common man like ours, he would only take the cheaper option (who won't.. ), but if he understands, well and good, it'd help some really good causes as mentioned in previous posts..

Seeing as you are an IT Security Enthusiast, I must believe that people like you over at microsoft must have found some ways to see through it

Yes,gonna use them now.

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Also please answer to the second part i.e -

The "not genuine windows notification" only pops up if you buy from those shopkeepers who sell pirated software or if you download some shady cracked windows version. look at ratul's post :razz:

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if you want to buy then best option is following techenclave thread to get multiple windows keys for cheap.just go through some of the last pages of that thread & you can also ask others there who have already bought using this offer.

due to windows XP die in April 8

whitestar_999 said:
if you want to buy then best option is following techenclave thread to get multiple windows keys for cheap.just go through some of the last pages of that thread & you can also ask others there who have already bought using this offer.

Yes,one member has contacted me,he wants to sell the key he got from dreamspark.

What should i do after i get the key?
I dont know anything about that

Also Which windows to buy?
I have decided on windows 7 64 bit.
This PC is strictly for gaming,so should i go with home,professional,ultimate?

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snap said:
The "not genuine windows notification" only pops up if you buy from those shopkeepers who sell pirated software or if you download some shady cracked windows version. look at ratul's post

I dont know crap about loaders and windows

Guide me ,master?
Show me some links

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do some background check on the member like his no. of posts,replies in that thread etc to make sure he is not some 4-5 post new member.also the dreamspark account in that thread gives win 7 pro keys so you don't have any choice but keys are universal & works for both 32bit & 64bit.win 7 pro is more than enough for a typical user & 64bit is must if your pc has 4gb or more ram so go with 64bit as many games now-a-days demand lots of system ram besides graphics card ram.after getting the key all you have to do is use it after installing windows & then use activation wizard(just type activation in start menu search box).

The same reason that people buy iPhone.

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meetdilip said:
The same reason that people buy iPhone.

Care to explain?? I think its highly irrelevant and isnt making sense to me. May be its just me though.

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If you can afford buy.Its difficult to give reasons to buy it.

You can invest 7k in extra hardware or save money .

Buy win 8.1 if u can

@OP: u won't be able to convince your dad for windows 7
and u know that its a human tendency to go towards cheap.

once u start earning (if u r not employed now) then u can buy it without asking for a permission from dad...

whitestar_999 said:
do some background check on the member like his no. of posts,replies in that thread etc to make sure he is not some 4-5 post new member.also the dreamspark account in that thread gives win 7 pro keys so you don't have any choice but keys are universal & works for both 32bit & 64bit.win 7 pro is more than enough for a typical user & 64bit is must if your pc has 4gb or more ram so go with 64bit as many games now-a-days demand lots of system ram besides graphics card ram.after getting the key all you have to do is use it after installing windows & then use activation wizard(just type activation in start menu search box).

This clears many of my doubys thankyou so much andhe is a very reputed member here.

I will surely go with the 64 bit one

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gopi_vbboy said:
If you can afford buy.Its difficult to give reasons to buy it.

You can invest 7k in extra hardware or save money .

Arent stability issues a good enough reason?And the free anti virus?

But still you are right 7k is tooo much,i hope i can get it cheaper

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101gamzer said:
Buy win 8.1 if u can

No touch screen monitor for me for like another 5 years.
I think windows 7 will be more than enough

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Zangetsu said:
@OP: u won't be able to convince your dad for windows 7
and u know that its a human tendency to go towards cheap.

once u start earning (if u r not employed now) then u can buy it without asking for a permission from dad...

I am also thinking that i wont win this time

But spending 1k for antivirus every year isnt cheap either.

NiGHtfUrY said:
This clears many of my doubys thankyou so much andhe is a very reputed member here.
I will surely go with the 64 bit one

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Arent stability issues a good enough reason?And the free anti virus?

But still you are right 7k is tooo much,i hope i can get it cheaper

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No touch screen monitor for me for like another 5 years.
I think windows 7 will be more than enough

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I am also thinking that i wont win this time

But spending 1k for antivirus every year isnt cheap either.

there are many free antivirus which do a great job, no need to pay

and as said before, you can get the the exact same experience ie: stable and genuine windows with the antivirus you are talking about but i don't support buying pirated softwares

no need to buy antivirus when you have alternative free antivirus softwares like Avast or Avira.

NiGHtfUrY said:
But spending 1k for antivirus every year isnt cheap either.

Seriously, if u r tight on budget then do install free AV instead of paid ones to get the job done

I have one dangerous doubt !!: :reading:

presently I have windows 7 professional genuine OS running in my pc .

In Future suppose if my pc failure to start by any cause ( motherboard problem ) , then obviously I will buy a new motherboard or complete PC . , then my doubt is how to use my genuine Windows 7 professional Activation Key that printed in DVD Cover , which is already activated ???

ramakanta said:
I have one dangerous doubt !!:

presently I have windows 7 professional genuine OS running in my pc .

In Future suppose if my pc failure to start by any cause ( motherboard problem ) , then obviously I will buy a new motherboard or complete PC . , then my doubt is how to use my genuine Windows 7 professional Activation Key that printed in DVD Cover , which is already activated ???

That's not a problem. You just reinstall windows, use the old key and if it fails to active then you call Microsoft Support at 1800111100 and tell them the problem. They will give your the activation code whic you can use to active your copy of windows. I've encountered this situation and myself too.

use advanced token manager to back up your key and it can be used later to re-activate.

rijinpk1 said:
use advanced token manager to back up your key and it can be used later to re-activate.

Does it re-activate windows itself or just provides the key?

harshilsharma63 said:
Does it re-activate windows itself or just provides the key?

it saves the activation files for future use. you can re-activate anytime later.just keep the backed-up files safely . i have done it on my windows 8.1.