Re: WGA updated again

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Leythos wrote:

In article <4475b924.848613093@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
onelargetoe@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY. *ALL* of them have Windows XP COA stickers
on their case. I use the respective OEM version disc (Home or
Professional) to reload XP with THEIR COA KEY.

you actually posted the following earlier:
In article <44757c50.767488359@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
onelargetoe@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
Often it is due to failed hard drives which, guess what?, the
recovery partition is now destroyed. So, yes, I have to use my own
OEM XP disc. Plus customers rarely bring in their recovery CDs (and
have usually thrown them out).

So, you said you are not using the same media that they were provided
- lets make this simple, you are not using HP OEM Media when you
restore one if you are using your FULL OEM media to restore their
machines, there is a subtle difference, and it's about licensing.

"I see you didn't address the fact that the OP said he reinstalls even
when the customer has no COA and NO MEDIA - I could see if there was a
COA (which would seem to indicate the customer at least has a
license)." - Lamegirl

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