Re: PC Stolen

From: Len Segal (msn_news_at_ne_ws.oom)
Date: 06/10/03 

Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 22:55:55 -0400

David,

I hate to break this to you this way, but OEM software is "married" forever
to the first system it is installed on, thus even though it was stolen, you
lost the right to use it on the replacement system.

Add the cost of the software to the cost of the system when you file a claim
with your insurance company. When you buy a replacement PC, good chance it
also will come with a newly licensed copy of WinXP.

We went through this with a MS support person ~1 month ago, and that is the
legal position with the EULA. 

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Len Segal, MCP
Microsoft - MVP
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"David Hall" <David.Hall@openoff.com.au> wrote in message
news:06cf01c32ef8$553c5410$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> hi,
>
> I have had my pc stolen, and cannot request this info from
> microsoft directly as it requires a PID whihc is on the pc
> that was stolen!! I was wondering if there is anyway to
> deactivate that copy of XP? I still have the installation
> disk, but the Certificate was attached to the PC, what can
> i do?? anything?? please help!

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