you guys :D
The question was how to successfully use a pirated copy of windows. Buying a legit copy is not the answer.
You should steal a copy of genuine windows from your local computer shop. Just wear a thick jacket, never mind it being summer. People are stupid they wont notice. Now when nobody is looking, and when the cctv camera man is not looking, stuff a copy of xp up your shirt and run out the shop flapping your arms and screaming "oh my gods, somebody call kitty"
When you get home, you can partition your hard drive and install the new genuine copy of windows and download directx 9.0. Now just copy the files, delete the partition with the genuine copy of windows on, fix the MBR and whack the files that you copied to disc onto your bootleg copy of windows.
Dont forget to burn the stolen windows disc before bill gates comes over to your house. He'd be so disappointed