In Reply to: Rimo posted by ChristineL on Saturday, 19. March 2005 at 10:40 Bali Time:
- a bit plastic and soul-less, with young boys very skilled in the latest games but ask about Photoshop Essentials or something similarly serious and they are gob-smacked although not dumb-founded, but there are others -
pcMac, Jl Iman Bonjol 266 D/1, Denpasar, 489 747. The only place in Bali where you can get Apple wares. Full discs Rp150,000. Might contain 2-6 programs depending on size. Fax order from hotel for credibility 24 hours before. Best of all visit a couple of days before you want to pick up the software and pay a deposit of Rp2-300,000 for the software they are able to get for you.
Platinum Jl Teuku Umar #242A, 231 664, plmdps@indosat.net.id. E-mail & your order will be waiting. Generally Rp35,000/single disc program.
You can get an on-line list from Helgie at www.geocities.com/mcshop_bali/dvd .
Alternative is Sakura who will e-mail you a current DVD stock list. E-mail is sakura_groups@yahoo.com . Shops are in Jl Kartika Plaza by the Stadium Café and in Sakura Electronic store on Jl Diponegoro, Denpasar, opposite Ramayana Department store in the Rimo Supermarket.
VCD's, Ramayana, Denpasar. Rp20-25,000. 3 discs might be Rp60,000.
Harry's Jl Teuku Umar #226 773, dwiufo@indosat.net.id. Perhaps more of a computer hardware shop but there are some programs that might not be available elsewhere.
Dragon Bali Computers, Jl Iman Bonjol #336G Hunt for cheap software in a big cardboard box!
Rimo Supermarket in Diponegoro Street in Denpasar (just across the street from Ramayana and turn left about 100 meters) has a dedicated computer section on the 3rd floor (including hardware and parts) and a mobile phone centre or the 2nd floor. Almost every computer outlet in Bali has a booth here and you can save a lot of walking by trying here first.
Engineering software as well as the more popular types. - Softcomp Centre. Two shops in Kuta - Jl Legion Kelod No 408C and Poppies II. Also Kuta Sidewalk Block C1, Jl Kartika Plaza, Ph (62-361) 766 104. E-mail softcomp_2000@yahoo.com for list of titles, including popular DVDs.
Computer software (all pirated of course) is great buying. If the occasional program really refuses to run you will not have lost much in cash terms. Even full blown programs such as MS Office Pro are only Rp35,000/disc - that's about A$7.00 !!!
If you have trouble at the ‘enter the number' stage open the disc in Explorer and then open each file icon that you can see - the copiers often put the number in the disc rather than on a piece of paper which can get lost. Look for a file called .TXT or .INFO or ‘Readme'.
Another thing to try is to re-copy a folder or file called ‘Crack' if it is there. Right click and open the folder and paste the file. Go to the directory on C drive where the game is installed and paste the crack .exe file into it. If you get a message - ‘already exists - replace?' Click ‘Yes'.
Failing that log on to Google (search) and try "warez" and "serial numbers" for an extensive list to help you.
Another site worth trying is http://www.gamecopyworld.com/.
If you have Windows XP and you are having problems upgrading because of ‘an incorrect serial number' go to www.btvillarin.com/windows/links.htm#OffsiteGuides and look for miscellaneous - tweaktown.com.win.xpsp.l for updating or try www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dtype=guide&dId=350&dPage=1.
Another site is http://www.megagames.com/, select Game Fixes.
Don't phone Bill Gates at home and ask for after sales service!