Re: Win xp oem activation hits me clear as mud!

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No one forced you to buy O.E.M..

You are just mad because YOU didn't do your homework!

BTW, I supply a retail version of Windows XP with every computer I build for
my customers. I would never place them in a predicament!

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Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


"David Sewell" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:d65upe$5pl$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I purchased a win xp home oem disk, at only just pennies short of retail
> edition price, from the supplier that supplied me with items I used to
> build
> my own system. I already have win 95 and win 98 upgrade purchases from
> now
> dead previous pc's. So, if my motherboard fails, am I right in assuming I
> am supposed to buy a new motherboard and another copy of win xp, thereby
> keeping up Bill (love him to bits) Gates to the life style he has become
> accustomed, just so that I can carry on using a single system that ain't
> moved anywhere and is only used by the single self same person, whose
> fault
> cannot be blamed if the motherboard decides it wants to go to motherboard
> heaven?
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>


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