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Old 21-07-2011, 18:41   #1
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windows vista product key

I got this new vista Ultimate
but when i scratched the back for the product key the was nothing can this be a pirated disk?
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Old 21-07-2011, 18:43   #2
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Re: windows vista product key

Probably....

The key should be on a label on the disk cover.
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Old 21-07-2011, 18:51   #3
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Re: windows vista product key

http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/howto...aspx#Packaging
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Old 21-07-2011, 19:15   #4
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Re: windows vista product key

thanks it is pirated
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Old 23-07-2011, 18:27   #5
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Re: windows vista product key

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thanks it is pirated
Really?

I'm not surprised when you told us it was XP in another thread...
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Old 23-07-2011, 18:34   #6
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Old 23-07-2011, 19:17   #7
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Re: windows vista product key

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Old 23-07-2011, 19:42   #8
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Really?

I'm not surprised when you told us it was XP in another thread...
what do u mean?
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Old 23-07-2011, 19:46   #9
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what do u mean?
probably that if you don't know what a legit product key looks like you shouldn't be fixing other peoples computers
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what do u mean?
u is a letter of the alphabet, it comes between t and v.
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probably that if you don't know what a legit product key looks like you shouldn't be fixing other peoples computers
I know.the thing is this pack didn't have the Microsoft product key label but it had a label that say scratch to find your product key.its not that i fix pc's by luck am certified.

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u is a letter of the alphabet, it comes between t and v.
so?
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Re: windows vista product key

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I know.the thing is this pack didn't have the Microsoft product key label but it had a label that say scratch to find your product key.its not that i fix pc's by luck am certified.

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so?
just out of interest, in what way are you certified?
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Old 23-07-2011, 20:19   #14
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just out of interest, in what way are you certified?
this bit intrigues me "its not that i fix pc's by luck" does that mean sticking a screwdriver in and seeing what sparks
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Re: windows vista product key

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this pack didn't have the Microsoft product key label but it had a label that say scratch to find your product key.
A clever trick by whoever sold you the illegal copy. You should be chasing them for your money back.
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