Re: Lost XP, now do I buy FULL or Upgrade version
From: Harry Ohrn (harry---_at_webtree.ca)
Date: 06/14/04
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Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:00:42 -0600
Whoever sold the PC with XP installed was responsible for also ensuring you
had the XP CDs as they are required to transfer the license to you and all
disks. So you might want to contact them and inform them of your rights. If
this was a new PC that was purchased from a distributor then they are
required to provide you with a way to reinstall the operating system.
Contact them are demand the Recovery CDs or Windows XP CD that should have
came with the system.
If you have the Product Key for XP and this was a retail (not OEM version)
then you can contact Microsoft and they might replace the CD for a nominal
fee http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;171931
If there is a sticker on the PC that has a Windows XP Product Key on it then
this is an OEM Key and you will need to contact the distributor for a
replacement.
Finally if you can't get satisfaction as above then yes you will need to
purchase a new version. An OEM version of Windows XP Home Edition can be
purchased from places like Tigerdirect.com
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=306
for under $100
-- Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User] www.webtree.ca/windowsxp "Don" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1c09e01c45212$55559ea0$a501280a@phx.gbl... > due to stupidity, I destroyed XP home on PC I bought. no > backup CDs or anything, LONG story of how it happened. > Anyway, now do I buy the FULL version or can I just buy an > upgraded version? PC now only wants a boot disk installed > in it....I think I need the full version to get all the > necessary discs and all. any opinions?
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