Re: Invalid copy of Windows---or so i'm told




Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:

Just ignore the silly sarcastic postings by "Alias".
Apparently, he has very little desire to actually
help a fellow Windows user with any
meaningful or useful advice. He is more of a "troublemaker" than a "troubleshooter".


Unfortunately, the end result of your assistance through
the disgorgement of Microsoft KB articles is for the user
who has an invalid copy of Windows XP, especially through
no fault of his or her own, to buy a new valid version for
himself or herself. This unfortunate customer pays out an
additional $150 to $300, depending on what had to be bought.
Is this real trouble or not? WPA and WGA has done nothing to
end software piracy but it is helping to inflate Microsoft's
sales figures.

Thank goodness we made the decision years ago to never sell
any software as OEM builders. Think of the trouble of trying
to placate irate customers whose WGA's tell them that the
genuine Windows OS sold them was fraudulent.
.



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