[HundertzehnGustav]

I support Private users, not a bank system or such.
If i were inside a system, and the Bank or the Hotel or the insurance company (whatever)would used stuff like that, i would be out of there in zero-nil time, writing a Letter to the owner of the software (Microsoft in this case).

I sat in the bus this morning and thought it through again, looking for a simpler way to explain it, in case i could not make it quite clear.

and the very same example came up:

Would you, as a qualified certified officially approved mechanic, fix a car that you KNOW was stolen?

If you were a watch repairman, would you fix a Rolex that you know was a 15Dollar example off Chinatown?
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The Boss says:
make a Disk Backup before touching anything.
then try and fix it, as we are not the police, our Job is not to police People, but to help them.

If you can fix the problem:
Tell the customer you have doubts on the officiality of the software/Licence Key.

If you cannot fix the "customized"/"licence-less" windows:
Go and use the backup you made, hand the Customer His PC, and blame the illegal software.

New Installs or Re-installs:
Have a licence - either the one on the Machine, or ask the customer.
make sure it aint some fake Photocopy.

My own Heart's Position is:
Illegal stuff of any kind: get the hell outta my workshop! Who am i, your corner-of-the-street Computer Bum?

My Brain says:
take a good look at the illegal software anyway - you might learn a thing or two!

Glad others feel the same.