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JDFan:

Perhaps -- though I was just saying it could be argued that the license was paid for when the original purchase of the system was made and thus using that key on a system could be considered legitimate (assuming the original system parts were not still being used in another case)  - since no court that I know of has actually ruled on whether a license of a software product can legally be tied to a specific set of hardware and is not relocatable to different hardware for use (ie. there are Fair Use Laws in some jurisdictions that seem to contradict this) - Sure it may violate the EULA that microsoft has written but can that EULA actually be enforced Legally  :dunno

Kind of the same situation as Dumping a ROM that you purchased and using it on a different platform that some would argue is Legal while others would say it is not.

CoryBee:

Uh oh jdfan......I forsee a conversation starting in this thread that could turn bad.....

Dawgz Rule:

No question that any of those could be challenged in court and I hear your argument loud and clear.  I am speaking purely in regards to the license agreement per Microsoft.  No comment on ROMs.    :cheers:

404:

There are hacked 'lite' versions of vista around. They have some unnecessary services and things removed to speed up boot time, save ram and disk space.

Since you already have a legit windows vista key, you are legally entitled to install windows vista. Since slipstreaming or streamlining your own install is legal, I'd just put one of those lite installs on there.

danny_galaga:


--- Quote from: keilmillerjr on July 18, 2013, 04:21:07 pm ---If you are concerned with legality and cost, try ubuntu or xubuntu. It's free. They will even mail you discs for free if you don't want to digitally download a copy. Way better than windows. The only downfall is that support for front ends is mainly for windows. However, if you are content wih a simple front end, then linux might be your way to go.

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Problem is MAME for Linux isn't very well supported I find. So it will all depend on how good you are with this stuff. I like Ubuntu, but pull my hair out on any MAME that isn't MAME32 :duckhunt

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