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Techthicko · 05-04-2009, 12:37

Can I add that when I bought my pc I got it brand new with windows xp pre-installed onto the hard drive and a sticker on the side of my tower.

After about 2 years my tower needed replacing however my hard drive was fine so I had that installed in my new tower and had no trouble, however the shop could not take the sticker of 1st tower as it shredded on removal.

About 18 months later and I needed to format the hard drive then when I tried my windows I got a message that it is ot genuine, I contacted Microsoft who said they needed the serial num from the sticker explained all that about tower change, they then informed me that if I had applied for a disk within 30 days of purchase I could have got a cd for free however as 3 and half years had passed I was stuffed.

Windows wanted £69 for a new licence and they were nicely told to get stuffed. I know I bought a genuine copy, they knew as I had been getting updates for 3 and a half years but when I needed their help they just wanted more money, crazy greedy company but unfortunatley they rule the roost.

05-04-2009, 12:37	#23
Techthicko Inactive Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6	Re: windows needed Can I add that when I bought my pc I got it brand new with windows xp pre-installed onto the hard drive and a sticker on the side of my tower. After about 2 years my tower needed replacing however my hard drive was fine so I had that installed in my new tower and had no trouble, however the shop could not take the sticker of 1st tower as it shredded on removal. About 18 months later and I needed to format the hard drive then when I tried my windows I got a message that it is ot genuine, I contacted Microsoft who said they needed the serial num from the sticker explained all that about tower change, they then informed me that if I had applied for a disk within 30 days of purchase I could have got a cd for free however as 3 and half years had passed I was stuffed. Windows wanted £69 for a new licence and they were nicely told to get stuffed. I know I bought a genuine copy, they knew as I had been getting updates for 3 and a half years but when I needed their help they just wanted more money, crazy greedy company but unfortunatley they rule the roost.