Re: License WinXP Pro OEM English convert to French

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"awdinf1" wrote:

| This is a pain. Some computer are not available in French. To have a
| corporate standard we purchase all the same model.
| Converting the English version to French is not a copy or reselling, it's
| not piracy.
| This mean we need to purchase different computer for different country or
| region? This is rediculous!
| The Full French Version price is near to the Computer with OEM English
| installed on. It like purchasing 2 licenses for the same PC (1 English OEM
| and 1 French full version).

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