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[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

I will remember those first 10 letters of the pirated XP code until I die. FCKGW-RHQQ2

I wish i remembered the rest but i haven’t inputted it for well over a decade.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

OMG you are also an RHQQ2 baby! Nice to meet you!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

I've a vague recollection of scribbling those letters on a CD with a marker.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

I will remember the arch install routine until I die.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Definitely, definitely FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8 toothpicks.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Fucking blast from the past! Thanks for the memory 😎

[–] oleorun 31 points 1 day ago

FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8

and

CTQBH-WBMFB-J42VR-H6TGG-2DRDT

are the two that I used almost non-stop.

(I have them memorized - Never forget the 6 month cycle of reinstalling XP.)

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fuck George W. is a nice way to remember the beginning

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago

Fuck George W, and Rodham Hillary Qlinton Qlinton 2. Seamless.