Stealing programs

[elementalhero76]

I was wondering how do you copy a microsoft program (I.e frontpage 2003) without having the original owner (i.e library so and so computer, The family computer, etc.) and not coping just a shortcut? This is serious stealing I mean pirating. I plan to hit a college computer.

[Razor]

Probably helps if you stop copying Microsoft Word.lnk.

Go to the program files folder or whereever its stored and copy that.

[SaiKar]

Before doing anything like this, experiment on your own computer. Find where the files are located typically. Some public computers disable certain ways to get into system folders, so try to know at least a couple ways to get to them.

To copy all the files would require a lot of memory space. Microsoft Office on my computer is about 80 MB. That's pretty low for a program being worth stealing. You'd need at least a flash drive or some other sort of portable memory; floppy disks and email would be far too slow.

I'm not saying this to encourage you, but rather to make sure you understand what you're doing. Long story short, it's infeasable unless the things you want are very small files.

[elementalhero76]

My computer didn't come with frontpage so That's why I plan on stealing it (why pay $120 for the others as well?)

I have a 256 mb flashdrive (actually less is in it due to other small files.)

But I will take your advice Sai. I found no accurate way into the system yet on those computers there (lack of time there.) but I'll use mine as practice.

[Daetyrnis]

There is a quick way to find where the shortcut leads to...

1. Right click the shortcut, choosing properties.
2. Click Find Target... to go to where it is.

That simple/

[elementalhero76]

Thankyou! I'll go make the copy tomarrow!

[Meiscool-2]

Learn how to spell tomorrow as well, Mr College Kid.

[Bluhman]

Originally posted by Meiscool
Learn how to spell tomorrow as well, Mr College Kid.

Type. He can spell fine, I'm sure. He just can't type.

[Osmose]

Although I'd feel bad for you having to steal something from a public computer rather than just pirate it on your own, I feel even worse for you because you want to get Frontpage.

Frontpage is THE WORST program to make a website in. The code is messy, full of bugs, and the editor itself is total crap.

I highly recommend Dreamweaver, if you need a WYSIWYG editor. It's way better than Frontpage will ever be. And it links up great with Fireworks for inserting images, cropping them for the web, adding buttons, making a flash toolbar, etc...

[White Dwarf]

Frontpage isnt even being updated anymore, dude, Search on the internet you can get a free version of the two programs that have replaces it, uh, Microsoft expression and something else i've forgotten.

[Razor]

Is it less buggy than Frontpage? I already got yelled at for using Frontpage in the wiki, lol.

[White Dwarf]

Hehe, I dunno, Microsoft Expression is used for making web pages, and the other one the rest, there both not so great... But like yeah.

[Osmose]

 Just freaking learn HTML!

[InsaneJP]

i usually just download the programs or software that i want and use a key generator thats how i pirate all my stuff its rather simple

[ZeroKirbyX]

Originally posted by Osmose
Just freaking learn HTML!

See, while that makes the most sense, the exact concept appleas to learning C++ instead of using RM2K3. Even though it's the most sensical, unless you're going into a career involving the design web pages, it will wind up being next to useless is life. If you're an auto mechanic, your time would much be better spent learning how a car works instead of building a web site.