Hi Wayne, On Saturday 11 March 2006 22:22, Wayne Johnson wrote: > At 04:53 PM 3/11/2006, Gaffer typed: > >I must take issue here. If a user does not have the sticker (COA) > >attached to the machine, they do not have a valid Windows licence !
> That's not exactly correct. I have several machines that don't have a > COA sticker attached to the machine but I do have valid licenses. I > also have retail licenses that didn't come with stickers so they > don't have stickers so does that mean those machines aren't legal. > FWIW I know exactly which licenses goes with which machines. > > > ----------+---------- > Wayne D. Johnson > Ashland, OH, USA 44805 > <http://www.wavijo.com> Microsoft have gradually shifted the goal posts over time. I should really have qualified my statement by stating from Windows ME. When Microsoft started requiring COA's to be physically attached to the case of the machine. Prior to "ME" the Licence belonged to the user, from "ME" to date the Licence belongs to the machine and is not generally transferable. Although I see so few machines with Windows on them nowadays, most I do see are running XP Home or Pro. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug at play-net.co.uk -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
