a little help here peeps

[dragstar]

ok, done something "naughty" and downloaded some software.

its gone into a folder, and when i click it it says "unzip" which i do.

cool...but where the heck is it? how do i check if all is well, and indeed use it?

cheers guys

[kojak69]

Have you an 'unzipped' folder?

[Puggit]

It's most likely in your documents&settings folder.

[Apache]

Can you remember what it was called? do a search

[dragstar]

dont have an unzipped folder, just a little paper icon with a folder and some device on it.

this is in the my downloads folder.

its not in my docs and settings either (although i did find some ms pinball!!)

cheers

[dragstar]

will do apache..it was just ms OFFICE xp. took 3 hours aswell...

tut tut, the slowness of internet crime

[GregE240]

Office XP? Thats so last year!

[dragstar]

hey, leave off!

all i really want is word. should just do the honest thing and pay for it.

[dragstar]

ok...search only found the icon, which leads to an unzipping.

any other suggestions?

cheers

[dragstar]

panic over ive found it!

cheers for the help!!

[Puggit]

You gotta let us know where the little critter was hiding

[dragstar]

no idea: i searched everywhere. im still looking.

just unzipped again into "program files" and installed it from there.

the original destination was a load of weird numbers and letters

have you seen that episode of the simpsons where homer gets trapped behind the draws/ into the 3rd dimension?...thats where it went..probably.

[meeja]

I would advise just a little caution with Microsoft products..... my understanding (from a good friend who works in a senior position at Micro$oft) that they are cracking down on illegal copies of their software....

I'm not trying to scaremonger.... just telling it as I was told.

[dragstar]

oh shit meeja!! i forgot to look up that piece of law.


will do now!!

[Bodo]

I guess what meeja meant is, that it is not transparent what data is submitted, when your o/s is calling home.

Microsoft is very dedicated when it comes to software piracy (obviously, because selling licenses is their core business). I know of no case where private desktop users had been screwed, but the RIAA already started to track down 12yr.-old music file sharing kids.

Again, dragstar, not wanting to here, but I'm sure some other PHers may earn their wages with software licenses.

[Puggit]

Me! And I was helping Dragstar too - the shame!

[dragstar]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

i was supposed to help Mr Meeja on another unrelated topic.

seeing him post made me remember.

its all a big mis-understanding.

funny though

[Bodo]

... and I thought you're being ironic

[dragstar]

[meeja]

Dragstar..... you are under no obligation to help! But if you do find the time, it would be much appreciated!

As for tracking down desktop users, no they don't at the moment, but I don't think that it is *that* far away.....