Jim, my point was that someone was being accused of piracy with out just cause. It is legal to make copies of the OS; But as you point out the correct medium does help. I often use a OS disk many times to reinstall client software or multi license. roger On Sep 21, 2005, at 4:40 PM, James Asherman wrote: > > On Sep 21, 2005, at 5:31 PM, Roger Harris wrote: > > >> Based on what you said, you appear to be full of vcrap. Anyone at >> anytime can and should make a copy of the install software to >> avoid using the original and keep it in good shape. >> > > You do want to make the copy on the right media for your machine. > In my experience, copies of the OS are a waste. I rarely use the > discs enough times to do any damage. > Jim