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More info?)
What I should have said was I won Microsoft Windows XP
Home and it said it
Includes Service Pack 1a
This OEM Full Version software is contained in its
original sealed, and has never been opened or registered
with authentic holographic CD-Rom, manual, and product
key !
Do you think that an 11 page pamphlet qualifies as a
manual? Thanx
>-----Original Message-----
>I just bought my xp by auction and the pamplet that came
>with it says "for distribution with a new PC", I got a
COA
>number and the disk but no product key. What can I do?
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>As long as you also get any recovery media, product key,
>and COA, then there
>>is no reason you cannot use it, or alter the
>hardware/software.
>>
>>--
>>Best of Luck,
>>
>>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
>>Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>>"David E. McClure" <demcclure@adelphia.net> wrote in
>message
>>news:1a74e01c4235a$0a1f0390$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>>I am considering buying a used computer that ,when new,
>>> was purchased with Windows XP installed on it. If I do
>buy
>>> it will I be able to use the Win XP without additional
>>> cost? I also plan to change some of the hardware and
>>> software that is now on the computer. Any problem with
>>> that?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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