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Re: [PLUG] Interesting thread on SEUL-EDU mailing list...
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On 24 Apr 2002 at 14:35, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 02:21:37PM -0400, Fred K Ollinger wrote:
> > 2. license to use sw? Probably not. If you lose cd and you format c:
> > do you get a copy sent to you from MS? I never heard of this
> > happening, but it _could_ be true.
>
> They'd probably send you another CD if you made enough of a fuss
> (and had your paper license key and all, and it was registered),
> but they'd probably (over)charge for the materials of the new CD.
> (Incidentally, I *know* that Apple will do this.) If you blew away
> Windows, but then decided you wanted it back and installed from a
> friend's CD (or even made a copy of his CD) you might be okay,
> provided that it'd accept your CD key. (I'm pretty sure it will,
> though; there's no way that companies buy a new Windows CD with every
> PC, rather they just buy licenses.) In any case, I'm pretty sure you'd
> be okay *legally*.
Not with WinXP - you need an activation code from MS, and the
activation code is tied to a specific instance of the OS and the
hardware it was installed on at time of activation.
(Purchasing pre-installed XP is different, since it is already
activated at the factory, and is tied to the BIOS).
So, while a copy of XP from your friend would install, it wouldn't
activate. Which means that it only works for ... 50 sessions, I think
it is. And then, on boot #51, it goes into "limited function" mode.
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