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    Vista : Free Recovery Disk

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Tinderbox (UK), Mar 31, 2008.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Removed : Removed : Removed
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Mar 31, 2008
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  2. Gintoki

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    Is this legal?
     
    Gintoki, Mar 31, 2008
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    If your system didn't come with a restore disk, you could always ask the manufacturer. But offering a link to download a torrent, even if it's just a recovery disk, I think is against the forum rules.
    Besides, I would never trust a torrent. Could have viruses/trojans.
     
    talin, Mar 31, 2008
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  4. CalebSchmerge

    CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer

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    In the reading I did, that disk is legal. I don't know about the forum rules, but the use of the file is legal.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Mar 31, 2008
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  5. Tinderbox (UK)

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    Hi.

    I have searched Microsoft and have found dozens of links to the one i initially game on the microsoft forum, and nobody said it was malicious of illegal.

    I wish we could download it directly from microsoft, but it looks like the torrent is the only way.

    I an expert could extract the files from the iso check it out and then upload the iso to a download site, it` only 120mb.

    regards

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Mar 31, 2008
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  6. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    I'm 99% sure this is illegal or against forum rules one or the other.
     
    Thomas, Mar 31, 2008
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  7. CalebSchmerge

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    Unless that counts as an affiliate or referral link, its legal. If that is illegal, then I'm gonna have issues with the forum rules.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Mar 31, 2008
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  8. Hiker

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    If it's legal it's probably NOT against forum rules.

    On a similar note, I used uTorrent to download Open Office and Ubunto and scanned the completed file with my AV. Is it still possible to pick up viruses?
     
    Hiker, Mar 31, 2008
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  9. Thomas

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    Well, now its removed.
    So it must have been against forum rules.
     
    Thomas, Mar 31, 2008
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  10. Gintoki

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    Nope, you're safe if your AV is good.
     
    Gintoki, Mar 31, 2008
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