@das7002: it wasnt me with the problem, it would be friends/family/colleagues that had the b0rked PCs.

Another reason not to run any anti-virus. Seriously... I can't remember the last time my AV successfully warned me about a file that was a virus.

@playdoh: it does the minimum for x86 and they are working on the x64 version.

@kurmiic: if you can explain why you need 64bit version of this...

If I buy a Lego set am I by law only allowed to build the item depicted in the instructions? (no.)

@ChaosEh: I download the newest builds of Windows with the updates from various torrent sites.

In all that time, I could have backed up the important files on the drive, formatted, and installed a fresh, 100% clean Windows.

Bank of America credit card has the ability to generate temporary card numbers. You can specify the expiration date and the maximum amount.

This should teach the "friend" to back up their important files. What if that malware had deleted all .doc, .xls, .mp3, .jpg, etc files? I had a friend call up crying thinking she had lost off of their photos. Luckily, she hadn't.

I use XP in VMWare. My work's applications are usually 1 or 2 OS releases behind — meaning they are incompatible with Vista/7 so I can't run them without virtualization or dual-booting.

Welcome to Dr. Evil's new lair. Where do I sign up?

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SEED torrents!!

I rar and then zip and then rar again.

anyone who uses a laptop screen/keyboard as their main work computer does not even come close to any "ideal".

Does the install expire in 30 days? Or some other timeframe?

@bana: your files are in another castle.

@battra92: whats film?

Awesome. Now how do we block all the ads on lifehacker?

I hope that anyone that tries this with their ISP actual does get disconnected and then takes them 2 months to get the service back but with REAL problems then.