Microsoft Windows XP -Key Numbers Issue
Mcrosoft's progress toward resolving the issue of an uncorrected VOLUME Seller key number, has not been resolved. One may purchase for $149 a new "key" with a Microsoft Windows XP Genuine Advantage Kit. That would cure the matter, and gives your post prime market protection & continued support for your product. One may also re-contact one's seller, and acquire a new "key" number assignment. They evidently, must re-assign them after mass handling.
Or, one can 'prove' /suggest a counterfeit and send the disk and a copy of the sales record to Microsoft, and 'possibly' receive a new rogram package.
The issue is the purchase of a genuine disk which did not comply with the manufacturer and his preferred distributors serial security number assignments. Otherwise, many, maybe most, as in my case, are genuine.
Should Microsoft relent and find a way to authorise these versions, sort of an entire new purchase, let this blogger know.
While not a refusal to deal, not price compete, nor a tying arrangement, Microsoft has an interest in furthering its software, and no interest save by new product purchase, of maintaining an old issue market of an operating system program at a higher than market price. [cf Windows 2000]. The service "advantage" package is an add-on akin to a service agreement with machinery. Microsoft may take a position of sales withdrawal unless the OS becomes essential for its class; and or let the material go with out requiring the "service package" to cure. A 'non-genuine" Microsoft retail deal, would simply lack the fuller "Microsoft genuine Advantage" package. This is useful, especially where the product is not "counterfeit" and the object of a bona fide sale. The item is certainly not illegal in the latter case. If there is a mis-function, then the at hand on-line access is a speedily remedial matter for Microsoft.
Meantime contact your seller, and see if they can "re-key" the purchased item, or substitute a properly serialed one as a Microsoft Volume Licensed Dealer. (VLD) (That dealer can re-isse a proper key via Microsoft)
Microsoft in the time given, will not validate nor authenticate your Windows 'purchase', and "float" on your computer a courtesy reminder that your software may not be "genuine" after seeking to register or validate. The floated message appears to do nothing else to the software; nor your computer.
Or, one can 'prove' /suggest a counterfeit and send the disk and a copy of the sales record to Microsoft, and 'possibly' receive a new rogram package.
The issue is the purchase of a genuine disk which did not comply with the manufacturer and his preferred distributors serial security number assignments. Otherwise, many, maybe most, as in my case, are genuine.
Should Microsoft relent and find a way to authorise these versions, sort of an entire new purchase, let this blogger know.
While not a refusal to deal, not price compete, nor a tying arrangement, Microsoft has an interest in furthering its software, and no interest save by new product purchase, of maintaining an old issue market of an operating system program at a higher than market price. [cf Windows 2000]. The service "advantage" package is an add-on akin to a service agreement with machinery. Microsoft may take a position of sales withdrawal unless the OS becomes essential for its class; and or let the material go with out requiring the "service package" to cure. A 'non-genuine" Microsoft retail deal, would simply lack the fuller "Microsoft genuine Advantage" package. This is useful, especially where the product is not "counterfeit" and the object of a bona fide sale. The item is certainly not illegal in the latter case. If there is a mis-function, then the at hand on-line access is a speedily remedial matter for Microsoft.
Meantime contact your seller, and see if they can "re-key" the purchased item, or substitute a properly serialed one as a Microsoft Volume Licensed Dealer. (VLD) (That dealer can re-isse a proper key via Microsoft)
Microsoft in the time given, will not validate nor authenticate your Windows 'purchase', and "float" on your computer a courtesy reminder that your software may not be "genuine" after seeking to register or validate. The floated message appears to do nothing else to the software; nor your computer.
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