File from disk (because technically I did break it)
lgfuad:
Sorry, I'm confused by this whole downloading the game/CD crack thing. Can someone give me a link to directions on how to do it? Yes, yes, I'm an idiot. I downloaded torrents for FT and AL. One says mount the image, which is what I did for Ikea, I think. For Ikea all I had to do was mount it on CD, put it in the computer, click on this crack icon thing and it generated a working serial number for the game. But AL is different. Help?
dragoness:
How is it different? what files do you have?
Exiled:
Quote from: morriganrant on 2009 April 17, 21:13:22
Paid antivirus or not, you are going to get a virus sooner or later if you don't take the precautions, and sometimes even if you do. They are inevitable. Adblock for firefox is one good precaution, just being paranoid is another. I have a friend who's computer I have to work on every few months because she gets a virus ...or several. She doesn't even go anywhere online, so it is beyond me how she manages it, I blame myspace. A good antivirus is one that can tell you that you have one and get rid of it for you. It's not necessarily going to prevent them from happening at all. The thing about antiviruses is, you have to actually update and run the things. I use Avast and Malwarebytes to get her pc running smooth each time. The reason why she keeps getting them, to the point where I have to come and take care of it? She never runs or updates the fucking antivirus until I come over and do it for her. I use Avast on my pc and my boy uses AVG, neither of us has gotten a virus that can't be taken care of with what we have. He looks at porn on his and hasn't picked up anything as nasty as the stuff my friend manages to. Avast's scan on boot option is awesome, and malwarebytes is also awesome, you just have to be diligent about running scans about once a week and updating.
See, this is why I like Norton Antivirus 2009. I had to recently install it because my thumb drive was infected with a virus and I couldn't figure out how to configure MacAfee to scan the drive. NAV 2009 runs LiveUpdate several times a day so I always get the latest updates. It also will do system scans wihen my system is idle, usually doing 2-3 5,000-item scans a day. Yesterday I had the computer on all day and it did a full system scan. I'm lazy but NAV takes care of it.
jolrei:
Norton is a memory pig that uses too many system resources relative to its actual effectiveness or benefit. There are free and "cheap as free" alternatives that will to as good (or better) a job at keeping your rig safe from the nasties. Also, Norton will mess up your registry with all sorts of garbage kits that are nigh on impossible to remove (even with the famed Norton Removal Tool) short of zorching your system and starting over.
I gave up Norton when a virus waltzed through it and my firewall and hijacked my system. To get rid of the virus, I had to use a number of anti-malware and anti-virus tools (including Avira and Malwarebytes) to clean up. The free tools are still on my system because they work. Norton charges money and may or may not work. Even if it works, it CHARGES MONEY.
The economics of this situation are clear.
Rhayden:
Quote from: lgfuad on 2009 April 16, 19:21:28
I did "arrr" Ikea, AL, and FT, but I'm nervous about it because presently, my new comp doesn't have antivirus.
Kind of off topic, but what were those things you were talking about? Do I have to download more stuff in order to play these "arrred" games? I didn't have to do that with the Ikea one.
I don't see how piracy and a lack of antivirus are conficts for you. If you pirate correctly, there is no need to worry about viruses; this is, in fact, true for most of your interactions with the internet.
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