Frustrated with legal copy on my Dell Laptop
Pepped,MS published a Key Updater utility that can do precisely that, take an nongenuine installation of XP and convert it into a genuine installation, using a correct and genuine Product Key. The...
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Just a simple question. Assuming that H8 could prove that he bought legally the laptop (with receipts or other means) could Microsoft use the WGA to flip the bits on his machine to make the Windows...
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Dan,Thank you very much for your thoughtful answer (and I mean that sincerely). I fully appreciate that Microsft has itself in an awkward situation, and that it does have a legal right to combat...
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Walafrid,H8's Dell laptop computer was licensed to run the copy of Windows XP Pro that was preinstalled by Dell. The evidence of that is the Certificate of Authenticity for XP Pro he said was affixed...
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Dan, if I may,First software activation, then WGA. What next?H8 makes a good point which you seem to have missed - why should the end user be inconvenienced so much (reinstalling the whole operating...
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H8,I didn't intend to compare the potential for harm from drunk driving to that of software mislicensing in my analogy, and I don't see how that could be reasonably inferred from what I...
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Contacted Dell and they are sending me the complete set of disks that came with my laptop originally.While I appreciate your time and expertise in resolving this matter, someone please remind me why I...
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H8,It has been my experience with Dell CDs that the last three characters of the PID value is always OEM.The fact that the CD you have is installing a Volume edition of XP, and the fact that the PID...
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ok - here is the second line of that file as requested. Pid=55274270
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H8,Let's look at a file on the CD.In Windows Explorer, navigate to the i386 folder on the CD and locate the setupp.ini file.There will be two lines of info in the file, like...
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Hi - no. It is all silver with blue lettering. APPLICATIONAlready Installed on your ComputerFor Reinstalling Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition SP2XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXXThe "Dell" logo and...
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H8,Does your CD look like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Dell-Re-installation-CD-for-Windows-XP-Pro-SP2_W0QQitemZ230003588886QQihZ013QQcategoryZ41888QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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ok, now I am officially stumped. I used an external backup drive to copy my computer for safety. I inserted my Dell-branded, COA-sticker-matching, WinXP Pro disk into my laptop, re-partitioned the HD...
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H8,Right now, your Dell Inspiron 9100 laptop computer has a Volume Licensing edition of XP Pro installed (Line 7), and that installation was done with a now-blocked Volume Licensing Key (VLK) (Line 2)....
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Is the Product Key for Windows XP Pro or Home? -phil liu
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Hi and thanks again for the quick response.My COA sticker and Dell CD DO NOT match the report. I used the link and download to change my key and it reported that this was an invalid key for my...
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Does the COA product key match the one displayed in the tool output above? If not, this will help http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=420092&SiteID=25 -phil liu
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Hi and thanks for the quick reply. Yes, I have a COA label on the bottom of my laptop and it matches the Dell branded copy Win XP Pro CD that came with my PC. My copy of Office XP Pro was purchased at...
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Both your copies of Office and Windows are non-genuine and are using volume license keys that are not slated for retail sale. Do you have a COA on the Dell PC? Is the COA for XP Professional? -phil liu
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Hi and thanks for the quick response (and analogy correction). I guess I am in the minority here, huh?Here is the full output of my text, as requested:Diagnostic Report...
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H8inMSRightNow wrote:This process is like the police pulling over an entire freeway because some people may be speeding, then making everyone prove they were not speeding.On a side note, if you...
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H8,Please post FULL output of diag program. Thanx.
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This process is like the police pulling over an entire freeway because some people may be speeding, then making everyone prove they were not speeding.I own a Dell 9100, purchased legally from a legal...
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