Don't download keygens.
Posted 12-29-2008 at 01:25 PM by Jozrael
So after reinstalling a nice programming tool called TextPad, I realized that it was no longer registered so I was occasionally bothered by a 'register now!' box. My roommate had previously found a working key for it, so I figured I could do the same.
Proceed to download keygen for it.
Proceed to install.
Proceed to realize the registry has been erased.
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Factory resets are such a flippin pain in the butt.
Proceed to download keygen for it.
Proceed to install.
Proceed to realize the registry has been erased.
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Factory resets are such a flippin pain in the butt.
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Wow. It managed to f up the computer so bad that the hard drive is irrecoverable.
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I mean, I know I have full warranty blah blah blah but COME ON T_T.
EDIT: Evidently the next step is to try a low level reformat after scanning the hard drive to make sure that it is still in operable condition (not short-circuited?)Posted 12-29-2008 at 01:57 PM by Jozrael
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Keygens aren't bad. You just have to know where to get them
I've never had any problems with the keygens I've used.Posted 12-29-2008 at 02:08 PM by guccilvr
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Google 'textpad keygen'.
First link.
Fail.Posted 12-29-2008 at 02:17 PM by Jozrael
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that's why you don't google them.Posted 12-29-2008 at 02:32 PM by guccilvr
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Well then I fail at the internets :\. What should I be doing instead?Posted 12-29-2008 at 04:35 PM by Jozrael
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Any time I had to re-install one of those one-time only programs, I call the manufacturer and explain to them the problem. Embellishment allowed, coupled with a voice of desperation. They usually give up a good number.Posted 12-29-2008 at 05:24 PM by ngdawg
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Never heard of that tactic ng, interesting! Yes, googled keygens are usually a pain in the ass waiting to ravish your computer...tough luck there.Posted 12-29-2008 at 05:40 PM by little_tippler
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Harddrive wasn't physically mauled, just the contents so badly the BIOS could no longer even recognize it. Plus.
So a low level wipe reduced it to a really, really long set of 0s.
Then reinstalled the Rescue and Recovery environment ThinkVantage has (god I love it, so friggin useful), and now I'm on to the Program Recovery discs (basically reinstalling Windows and some basics).
A winnar is me, dirty virus-writer!
I mean, letting aside the fact that he wasted my entire day on this :\.Posted 12-29-2008 at 07:05 PM by Jozrael
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...it's back. xD. After totally finishing many hours of reconfiguring the computer, I loaded stuff back on from my external hard drive, and the same virus is right back again.
Evidently it spreads via removable drives.
-_-.Posted 12-30-2008 at 06:36 AM by Jozrael
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