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From: "Tony Lowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: Windows XP Media Edition OEM
The only painful part about that was speaking an umpteen digit number into
the phone for the automated responder, only to hear "I can't help you".
<roll> Once I got an actual person, I explained what happened and a few
moments later he said "OK, click Next" and everything was fine.
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I have no problem with activation other than having to invest from 10 to 30
minutes (sometimes I have to wait in line on hold) of my time into calling
Microsoft. I hit the switchhook on a cordless phone and use the keypad to
answer the first 2 questions with dialing 1 and then I use the phone keypad
to enter all those numbers. This way I do not miss.
I was just noting that Microsoft is on a roll, supporting the proprietary
stuff more and more. As for now Microsoft approves and gives me the numbers.
They very well may discontinue this. I fully expect more and more moves to
be made by Microsoft to circumvent gutting proprietary stuff. I certainly do
not have to call Microsoft to activate a clean install of Windows XP on a
white box.
I know I will eventually have to purchase a Windows XP Media Edition OEM
just to get the media, since I doubt any white box builders uses this
operating system. If I do, I will still use and activate it with the
customer's COA etc. This will happen when a customer is willing to pay for
it to get a clean install. I realize I lose lots of business the way I do
business.
Chuck
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