Originally Posted by Soskel If a moderator or admin would like to see proof, please PM me. Because I asked how hosting companies pertain to me saying that you can legally get windows for free, means I know nothing about licensing? How does that make any sense at all?

Why can you not share the information in this thread? If it's a legitimate method as you claim then surely it's no secret? Put up

Because hosting companies are a COMMERCIAL environment, meaning the licensing is completely different from that of a typical end user system, not to mention the fact that they generally have to use the 'Server' flavour of their OS and not the versions aimed at the end user ('Home', 'Professional', etc).

So, you may be able to get a trial and limited version of Windows for free, or perhaps even a free copy of the end user distributions, but you cannot obtain a copy of Windows Server to be used for hosting environments for free. If you're confused - that's what we're talking about; Windows hosting.