not 100% in detail. does it really say that u cannot do that?
"Peter Foldes" <okf22********.com> wrote in message
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>since when is sharing an ISO of an installation CD of an operating system
>illegal?[/color]

It always has been. Ever read the EULA.?

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"Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> since when is sharing an ISO of an installation CD of an operating system
> illegal? it would be illegal if i was trying to get a activation key out
> of
> one of you guys.
>
> and by the way, its always a bad idea to go around asking for illegal
> copies
> of software.
>
> i'm not sure if my contacts with microsoft can help me with this
> particular
> issue. i am only working with them on vista and windows 7 stuff. i guess i
> can ask about windows 2000. it couldn't hurt.
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:ORQsp5P8IHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> What you want is something for free that isn't available (legally) for
>> free. You have to pay for it. Period. Unless, as you suggest, you have a
>> business relationship with MS and your contact(s) there can do something
>> for you. Otherwise, for all that you're asking for, $100+ is the price
>> you
>> pay.
>>
>> PS -- Microsoft groups are a terrible place to go begging for illegal
>> copies of Microsoft software.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> [url]http://grystmill.com[/url]
>>
>> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:eSec70H8IHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>>I know that....
>>>
>>> I was just hoping that someone could send me an ISO image of the Windows
>>> 2000 installation CD. I already have a valide activation key that would
>>> work with it.
>>>
>>> I have an OEM copy but OEM copy won't work with Microsoft Virtual
>>> Machine. I need a Retail Installation CD. and I do not care what service
>>> pack revision it is... and by the way I sadly lost my retail
>>> installation
>>> CD for Windows 2000. if I still had the CD this post would not exist.
>>>
>>> at this point I'm starting to beta testing Windows 7. oddly at times I
>>> am
>>> using virtual machine on the operating system. I'm virtualizing Windows
>>> XP on that particular computer, but thats just for beta testing
>>> purposes.
>>> on my primary machine, i wanna virtualize Windows 2000.
>>>
>>> From,
>>> Steven Wabik
>>> SPW.net Technologies
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Peter Foldes" <okf22********.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23zfl7mH8IHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> You can get a Windows 2000 download from MSDN. You will need to
>>> subscribe
>>> unless you already are.
>>>
>>> Also you might find someone selling one on EBay
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter
>>>
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>>>
>>> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:CFC2596A-2DF9-4700-B58D-F634FDA8BFF1@microsoft.com...
>>>>I posted this question in different sections for different reasons. one
>>>> reason was because I am not sure were to post this question. Another
>>>> reason
>>>> is because I am trying to virtualize a legacy operating system on
>>>> Windows
>>>> Vista using Microsoft Virtual PC and I seem to be having an issue with
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> What I am trying to do is virtualize Windows 2000 on my Windows Vista
>>>> PC
>>>> using Microsoft Virtual PC. the only issue is that when i try to
>>>> install
>>>> Windows 2000 on the Virtual PC i get an issue. it gives me an issues
>>>> saying
>>>> that i cannot install the operating system because it did not come with
>>>> the
>>>> computer or whatever. yet when i install it on the physical machine
>>>> itself,
>>>> the computer will go through with the installation just fine.
>>>>
>>>> I think i am having this particular issue because the installation CD i
>>>> have
>>>> for windows 2000 is a OEM CD. what I am asking if anyone knows where I
>>>> can
>>>> download an ISO image of a Windows 2000 installation CD that will work
>>>> with
>>>> Microsoft Virtual PC. It would be nice if someone knows a place of
>>>> where
>>>> I
>>>> could download an ISO of the installation CD or if someone can just
>>>> send
>>>> me
>>>> a physical installation CD for windows 2000.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> there are a lot of reasons of why I reather Virtualize Windows 2000
>>>> over
>>>> Windows XP. one reason is because windows 2000 takes up less hard disk
>>>> space
>>>> and plus it does not detect certian types of hardware devices. I
>>>> virtualized
>>>> Windows XP earlier and one or two of the devices that Wondows XP
>>>> detected
>>>> that Windows 2000 does not detect, made it so that it kept switching
>>>> back
>>>> and forth between Vista and XP whenever I used those particular
>>>> hardware
>>>> devices. another advantage of virtualizing Windows 2000 is that it
>>>> works
>>>> faster, and plus it is more compatible with older applications that
>>>> Windows
>>>> XP may or may not be compatible with.
>>>>
>>>> so, can someone please help me with this issue that i am having.
>>>> windows
>>>> vista just has too many program compatiility issues for its own good.
>>>>
>>>> From,
>>>> Steven Wabik
>>>>
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