Dear Skunkers; If I bought an old compaq with license sticker, and had a way to legally have the license back to the system, fully activated as was while at the previous users, is it illegal? I know they normally remove the hdd's but the license should be legal, right? I'm about to help a desperate friend but don't want to end up in trouble at some point. Your views? Peter Don't wait for success; hunt it down like there's no tomorrow.
On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 23:06, Peter Osotsi <peter.osotsi@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Skunkers;
If I bought an old compaq with license sticker, and had a way to legally have the license back to the system, fully activated as was while at the previous users, is it illegal? I know they normally remove the hdd's but the license should be legal, right?
I'm about to help a desperate friend but don't want to end up in trouble at some point. Your views?
I think it's perfectly legitimate, but ... The questions that I think would arise in case of litigation, imho (and I am not a lawyer, neither do I know how MS thinks), are 1. whether the same key displayed on the sticker is the same one that was used to activate the resident OS 2. how many times MS allows that key to be used to activate windows. I think that if you are able to install using that key on the sticker and be able to activate the OS online, then you are safe - because it's MS systems that do the "Activation'! -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
Skunks, Do licenses go by version. E.g I bought windows 7 licenses then downgrade the computer to Windows XP. Will the licenses be activated. Moha.
I believe that this is perfectly legit, and has been like this ever since MS stopped selling (and supporting) Windows XP. On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 00:28, Gate Keeper <mohasq@gmail.com> wrote:
Skunks,
Do licenses go by version. E.g I bought windows 7 licenses then downgrade the computer to Windows XP. Will the licenses be activated.
Moha.
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@odhiambo totally support comment 1 about Ms Licensing On 5 March 2012 11:35, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
I believe that this is perfectly legit, and has been like this ever since MS stopped selling (and supporting) Windows XP.
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 00:28, Gate Keeper <mohasq@gmail.com> wrote:
Skunks,
Do licenses go by version. E.g I bought windows 7 licenses then downgrade the computer to Windows XP. Will the licenses be activated.
Moha.
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Guys dont be ignorant...that is not legite at all. OEM lives and dies with the machine NOT transferable...probably you guys should contact Microsoft for proper licensing info. regards, On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Michelle Tongo <shivumich89@gmail.com>wrote:
@odhiambo totally support comment 1 about Ms Licensing
On 5 March 2012 11:35, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
I believe that this is perfectly legit, and has been like this ever since MS stopped selling (and supporting) Windows XP.
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 00:28, Gate Keeper <mohasq@gmail.com> wrote:
Skunks,
Do licenses go by version. E.g I bought windows 7 licenses then downgrade the computer to Windows XP. Will the licenses be activated.
Moha.
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MS has the policy that a license is bound to hardware + user! read their license agreement carefully. That implies that when you sell a computer you are not allowed to sell the windows license as well. Or if you buy a computer with an OEM windows you actually have to buy a new windows license for it. And you cannot sell second hand windows licenses. Or if you buy another windows version you cannot sell the OEM version. Note that not in all countries the above restrictions are legal, so in some countries you can do some of the above, not sure though what the situation in kenya is. If in doubt, follow the license agreement, buy a new license. On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 4:45 PM, Paul Roy <roykoikai@gmail.com> wrote:
Guys dont be ignorant...that is not legite at all. OEM lives and dies with the machine NOT transferable...probably you guys should contact Microsoft for proper licensing info.
regards,
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Michelle Tongo <shivumich89@gmail.com>wrote:
@odhiambo totally support comment 1 about Ms Licensing
On 5 March 2012 11:35, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
I believe that this is perfectly legit, and has been like this ever since MS stopped selling (and supporting) Windows XP.
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 00:28, Gate Keeper <mohasq@gmail.com> wrote:
Skunks,
Do licenses go by version. E.g I bought windows 7 licenses then downgrade the computer to Windows XP. Will the licenses be activated.
Moha.
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@Roy, If disk crashes, that means the machine is dead (in MS parlance)?? OEM or not, are you allowed to replace the failed disk and reinstall or you need to buy a new license? I was thinking along those lines. On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 16:45, Paul Roy <roykoikai@gmail.com> wrote:
Guys dont be ignorant...that is not legite at all. OEM lives and dies with the machine NOT transferable...probably you guys should contact Microsoft for proper licensing info.
regards,
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Michelle Tongo <shivumich89@gmail.com>wrote:
@odhiambo totally support comment 1 about Ms Licensing
On 5 March 2012 11:35, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
I believe that this is perfectly legit, and has been like this ever since MS stopped selling (and supporting) Windows XP.
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 00:28, Gate Keeper <mohasq@gmail.com> wrote:
Skunks,
Do licenses go by version. E.g I bought windows 7 licenses then downgrade the computer to Windows XP. Will the licenses be activated.
Moha.
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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