On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Mandy F <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry guys... but you "pay" for the licence key. The discs are a dime a > dozen. And most machines come preinstalled with windows now. They don't > **have** to supply a disc. They only have to supply the thing you paid for.. > the licence key. :) I too have been in the IT industry for the last 10 > years. Not that it matters... LOL > > Have a copy of the discs means nothing if you don't have a viable licence > key. And if the key has been used before, I think you only have a few times > of installing it on different machines before it stops and you have to ring > MS. Oh, and if you do use the same key on different machines, you > basically remove the registration from the other machine. <sigh> It's all > very arrogant and controlling. > > Mandy
I've just learned to keep everything important backed up redundantly, and when this OS ever fails, I'll wipe the machine clean and start from scratch. :-) -- Mike Hungerford http://users.sdccu.net/chthulhu2/models.html Fools! I will destroy you all! (Ask me how!) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
