Re: XP Pro Product Code

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From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 05/08/04 

Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 17:29:04 -0500

thecount wrote:
> I bought a XP Pro CD at a computer show several months
> ago. I finally decided to install it on a second hard
> drive I have recently purchased, but I lost the COA and
> the product code. How can I aquire the product code? Can I
> mail in the CD to Microsoft so they can establish that it
> is a genuine Microsoft CD and send me the product code? Is
> there any other way to get the product code?

Sounds like an OEM copy.
Your support comes from those you bought it from.
If you lost the paperwork, you are likely screwed. 

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