re: Making your own Windows 98 distro CD
Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 11:58 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Lee
(172 messages posted)
It is NOT illegal to make backup copies of any software in any form(s) you see fit.
Was that a zipped .iso file then? Or in other words, exactly how did you archive
the original CD? Perhaps that's where the problem is? Did you test the archive
just after you made it?
Your original Product Key will work just fine with a reconstructed CD from your archived
copy provided you did it right. OR just use your recently purchased CD with it's
own Product Key.
PS - make a copy and use it for every day use so that the original doesn't get scratched
up. Make a valid (and test it now) .iso image and store that on a hard drive because
home burnt CDs only last three years or so before the data on them starts going bad.
So you'll need to make another backup copy for daily use down the road sometime.
On Sunday, March 12, 2006 at 7:17 pm, Nick wrote:
>I had no idea at the time that it was illegal to copy the soft ware. I copied it
>when I originally bought it in case the disk broke. It did but I had already copied
>it to another hard drive. Everything nowadays is illegal. EVERYTHING! They dont
want
>you to have a backup of your product. That YOU bought. With YOUR money. It's even
>worse now than it was before. I have recently re purchased a new copy of win98se
>and can only make sure that dam cd doesn't get the slightest bit of damage. Thanks
>for the help though.
>
>Nick
>
>P.S. to the guy who said what I'd do for an id key, I have or rather had my own.
>I purchased the copy legally. I planned on using its original key again. Oh well,
>new cd, new key.
>
>
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