Re: Purchasing used equipment

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 07/20/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:56:46 -0500

If a seller offers a used computer with a Microsoft product installed,
but does not provide the buyer with the original installation CDs,
Product Keys and documentation, then an improper license transfer
occurs and you cannot legally use the software. In that case, you'll
have to purchase your own software programs, including the Windows
XP operating system. 

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Carey Frisch
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"ford5576" <ford5576@mail.com> wrote in message:
 news:0afc01c46e78$e0c36850$a301280a@phx.gbl...
|I am looking at purchasing a used laptop and find that 
| many of the sellers advertise a Microsoft product on the 
| computer, but no CDs are available.  An axample would be 
| the computer has MS Office loaded.  
| 
| 1. If I purchase the  computer how do I know if I received 
| a legal version of MS Office?  
| 
| 2. What can I do if the version is not legal?

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