Subj : Re: About To Blow A Gaske
To   : Sniper
From : Angus Mcleod
Date : Thu Jun 02 2005 07:47 am

  Re: Re: About To Blow A Gaske
  By: Sniper to Angus Mcleod on Wed Jun 01 2005 23:55:00

 >  AM> In actual fact, Microsoft defines "stolen" to suit themselves.  If you
 >  AM> buy a machine with Windows "preloaded" and six months later decide to
 >  AM> replace the hard disk, you are supposed to buy another copy of Windows.
 >  AM>  If, instead, you load up from someones CD, that is considered to be a
 >  AM> "stolen" copy of Windows.
 > 
 > Actually, that isn't true at all.  You can get the "Media" from
 > anywhere. Its the license code that is limited.  In most cases, the code
 > is now  affixed to the side of the case.  The problem is you have to get
 > the same media, ie. WinXP, XP_SP1, or XP_SP2, or Win98SE, etc... You can
 > even order the different versions from Microsoft directly.  They use to
 > send the disk for free, but I think they are charging shipping now.  The
 > copy you get doesn't have the code, you just use the one you should
 > already have.

Yes, sorry, I meant to imply that you didn't retain your key and had to 
"borrow" one, along with the media.  (I'm *not* talking about someone who 
wants to load the OS where they never had one before.)


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