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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.
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.
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.
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)
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.
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH
"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message news:%230TrSmYhEHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> 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/defau [...] 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/direc [...] US;Q315341 >
> Remember, you should also report whomever sold you the pirated > software to the pertinent law enforcement agencies; you've been > defrauded.
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> 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.
>
>
"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.
