Re: XP Key

From: Crusty \ (B_at_stard\)
Date: 08/01/04 

Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 09:17:31 -0400

So what do you want us to do, give you a key? How about calling one of your
classmates (you do have friends, don't you) and get the key from them? It is
likely the same key for everyone. 

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Regards:
Richard Urban
aka  Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
"John Breslin" <barbarian@net.com> wrote in message 
news:ebvog0534o5om7m7om86fi8r3720jtud4v@4ax.com...
> I've done a bunch of searches in this group and it offers me no help
> past what I could find elsewhere.
>
> I have XP profession and am a student.  The version of XP that I have
> was provided by my school (with the Key).  They have some sort of
> agreement with MS that allows this apparently as any student in my
> class who needed the OS was given a key.  I am not sure if this will
> be considered an OEM license or not.  I am a Computer Science student
> however and do some data base work and we use MS products.
>
> I have had issues lately with my XP and have started to reinstall
> windows.  It of course got to the point were it asked for my key and
> having moved recently, and having my cd's in a sleeve, I couldn't find
> the small orange sticker I was given with the key on it.  It's on a
> case I have somewhere in storage in one of my many boxes.  I really am
> not sure where and it's not convenient for me to access this.
>
> My box is a dual boot with linux (mandrake 9) on it.  I can access
> files in windows of course while using linux but can't access files
> from windows as the reinstall is not complete.  I installed overtop to
> simply fix issues.  I have aida32 on my box but do not have any saved
> log files to help, and can't run the aida from linux (even with wine).
> I cannot run any of the other apps I find to find the serial number.
>
> The number that the microsoft website offers is, to the best that I
> can tell located
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;prodoffer33a&sd=GN
> but support is offered only Monday to Friday 9 - 5.  It is of course
> Saturday. This is the link it leads me to but it states on that page
> that you must have your PID when you call.  This concerns me a bit.  I
> also never Registered the software.  I did activate it obviously.  I
> have been using it for the past 2 years and have done a couple
> installs okay (we play in school and often screw stuff up).   From
> what I can read there I will not be considered OEM but I am not sure.
>
> I cannot get in touch with appropriate people at my school it being
> summer break.
>
> So.................I don't need any replies sending me links to
> aida32, magic jelly bean or the MS number at the page above.
> Advice on whether or not I should be able to find this key myself, if
> MS should be able to help or if I'll have to wait until school goes
> back to get my serial number again would be appreciated.
>
> And no one needs to tell me that I should have been more cautious.  I
> could have done many things before the reinstall to prevent this.  I'm
> beating myself over this already.
>
> Thanks in advance.

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