Re: LOST PRODUCT CODES IN FLOOD



"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message news:#y05gbzpJHA.504@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Over here its Contents Insurance, the Buildings Insurance pays for the building damage.
Or as put to me; If you turned your house upside down, what falls out is Contents, the rest is Buildings insurance

"LVTravel" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ukbWz5xpJHA.504@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message news:#i56GDwpJHA.1252@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You have to provide MS with proof of purchase, if retail software.
The code is usually afixed to the cd case.
If OEM software supplied with a PC, contact PC manufacturer
But I doubt you will be able to prove purchase.
You can of course make a claim on household insurance for the cost of new programs

"Brandy" <Brandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:C24B05C3-B219-4B79-B927-AFE75F1D454F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have lost my product codes in a flood as all the items in the closet where
I kepted them got a deadly black mold and had to be destroyed by a hasmat
team. I have my original disks by no codes to reinstall. My computer
crashed and had to have the disk formated and now I am not able to install
two of my Microsoft programs. I can not find any place on the web to search
and see if I registered them and no help for my answer. Microsoft will not
let me e-mail them unless I pay a fee. ???any help out there...This mus t
happen to other people who legally own their programs. What can we do to
get our codes?

--
Thanks so very much


Actually I don't think household insurance will pay for flood damaged property. Unless the owner has flood insurance they are SOL.






Unfortunately in the US, unless you have a rider on your homeowners or renters insurance, flood damage to building or contents is not usually covered in a standard insurance policy and is specifically excluded for recovery. You have to pay for a separate policy. The policies do usually cover water damage from broken pipes, etc. but when I read "flood" I expect naturally occurring water from outside the house.

Many in the US, even in flood prone areas, don't pay for the additional protection. I have it and I live in a "100 year flood zone." Last hurricane that came through I had flood water across the street from me and wasn't affected but about 20% of the houses in my town had water in them. Only about 50% of those had insurance.

.

Loading