Re: product key
- From: Ron Martell <ron.martell@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:56:28 -0700
"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Merlin wrote:
There is no place where you can download a legitimate copy of Windows
XP.
I'm not sure I agree, and here's my logic:
The issue does not revolve around the copy of the installation disk but
rather with the license. Assuming a person wishing to install XP has the
license to do so, I believe he could borrow my installation CD (as long
as it's the same type, of course). So how is this different from me
uploading it to an FTP server for him to download it? He could download
it and install it using his legitimate product key, no?
Windows XP installation CDs and the product key used must match each
other with regard to:
- Windows XP Edition (Home, Pro, Media Center, Tablet PC)
- Windows XP Version (Retail Upgrade, Retail Full Install, OEM, Volume
License, Academic, etc etc)
- Language.
Any difference between the CD and the values encrypted in the key with
regard to any of these 3 parameters will cause the key to be be
rejected.
Also with regard to OEM versions additional restrictions are in place,
including "BIOS Locking" so as to prevent an OEM CD from one
manufacturer being used with a product key allocated to a different
OEM.
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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