submitted 11 months ago by ninakuup21@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Hello people I have recently changed my CPU, Motherboard and RAMs so I was planning on reinstalling windows on my PC. Last time I installed Windows was probably or so 10 years ago and I can't remember for the life of me how I activated it.

Any recommendations on activating the new install? Or is it too much trouble nowadays and should I just buy a key?

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[-] visnudeva@lemmy.ml 27 points 11 months ago

It is maybe time to try something else like Linux for exemple.

[-] nydas@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago

I’m an avid Void user, so I get the value of linux. But I cringe every time I see a comment like this. The OP has asked a specific question about a specific version of a specific OS. Someone asking about an OS should not be considered an invitation to tell them about another.

[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

It's like going on a car sub where someone's asking how to repair the brakes on a Ford Focus, and someone replying "Well I have a Hyundai i20 and it doesn't have that problem"

Fuckin irritating kids

[-] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

More like going on a car sub where someone is asking for a specific car for free, and someone replying "well I have a different car you can have for free"

[-] RhetoricalOrator@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Thank you for saying this! The Linux virtue signaling is so strong around here that it really is off putting. Like, we get it. You're a super duper computer person that's super duper smart and has made the smartest of smart choices in your OS.

[-] Amir@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

I've been a programmer for 13 years now and can do anything from the command line yet I still think GNU/Linux is garbage as a desktop OS... it has nothing to do with being good with computers. The only good argument for Linux is a FOSS only mentality

[-] ninakuup21@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

I already have a laptop with linux on it that I use to try out some stuff I see on this community. But I use the Windows PC mainly for Everyday stuff and Gaming. So I'd rather keep the current OS but thanks for the suggestion anyways.