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Greetings --
Oh, I forgot to mention.... You should also immediately contact
your financial institution to get them to stop payment on this
particular purchase, if it's not too late, and -- most importantly --
to cancel the card used and get a new card with a new account number.
Bruce Chambers
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"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
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> Greetings --
>
> Actually, if you had read that site's self-contradictory, broken
> English "FAQ," you'd probably have known it was a scam.
>
> Full OEM CDs that are full retail versions that are legal as
> backup media? Shipped from Eastern Europe? Definitely not
> legitimate CDs.
>
> That is definitely _not_ an OEM license. That is one of the
> well-known "leaked/pirated" Volume License Product IDs. See this
> article for details:
>
> The Product Key Used to Install Windows Is Invalid
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q326904
>
> You'll need to purchase and use a _legitimate_ full retail copy
> of WinXP Pro to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade)
> installation, using the new CD and Product Key, if you wish to
> continue using WinXP.
>
> How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
>
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341
>
> Remember, you should also report whomever sold you the pirated
> software to the pertinent law enforcement agencies; you've been
> defrauded.
>
>
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
> --
> Help us help you:
>
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. - RAH
>
>
> "tidus1" <tidus1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EB7115CC-8499-4F4E-A1D3-B5AEF9B1B989@microsoft.com...
>>I have recently purchased Windows XP Pro OEM from a third party
>>retailer
>> (http://www.qualityoemsoft.biz/). After installing it I found the
>> product id
>> to be xxxxx-640-xxxxxxx-xxxxx, but I expected
>> xxxxx-OEM-xxxxxxx-xxxxx. Was I
>> scammed into purchasing a bogus copy of windows ? I really want a
>> legit copy.
>
>
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