Partial Product ID

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HI:
The computer was knocked off a table; not only does the hard drive not work,
but part of the product ID sticker that was attached to the side of the
machine was scrapped off.

I have the original disk and booklet (WinXP Home edition 2002), and 1/2 of
the sticker with 14 of the digits of the product ID - there is even a 'bar
code' of sorts (more like a rectangle with black squiggly lines) under the
last 2 sets of digits.

Do you think Microsoft would be willing to replace it? And, no, I do not
have the receipt for the computer as I purchased it on May of 2003 (which is
when I activated it).
.



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