On Sunday 06 May 2007 08:57, James Knott wrote:
>
> Actually, I've seen many "refurbs" for sale, without any OS. When
> computers are taken off lease, the disks are (should!!!) be wiped clean,
> to ensure there's no data on them. Not all of them get Windows
> reloaded, even though the licence has already been paid for.
But how many of the buyers don't already own Windows licenses? I think
Vista
is the first version to tie the license to the box. For XP Microsoft will
even give you a new key if you install it on a replacement box. You just
aren't allowed to run it on more then one box.
Nick
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