Re: My PC just broke down.... :(


Sandman wrote:
> In article <1124108324.960358.25700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> steve.travis@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Sandman wrote:
> > > In article <6uudnRPPtMHCpp3eUSdV9g@xxxxxxx>, Flint <agent1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > >>... using a 'corporate' version no less. Basically, he's getting what
> > > > >>he 'paid' for.
> > > > >
> > > > > Eh?
> > > >
> > > > Well, before *I* elaborate, care to explain just how you came by a
> > > > 'corporate' version?
> > >
> > > Because I am a corporate?
> >
> >
> > Here's some interesting tidbits about WinXP Corporate:
> >
> > There is no XP "Corporate". There is, however, a version called Volume
> > Licensing. It is designed for large organizations, and does not require
> > activation. But, it is the same exact software as XP Professional.
> >
> > And from the MS web site:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/activation_volumefaq.mspx
> >
> > You can get volume licensing with as little as 5 initial seats. So,
> > that begs the question, how many Windows machines are you running there
> > Sandy and more importantly, why, since we all know how badly Windows
> > sucks.
>
> I specifically asked for the corporate version when I bought it, but in
> swedish. The sales woman managed to understand that and sell it to me. I didn't
> know it was good for 5 computers, and she never asked. It was a little more
> expensive, though.
>
> What is the problem?

Where should I start?

>>From the Microsoft web site:
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How do Select, Enterprise, Campus and School Agreement customers obtain
a VLK?

Existing Select, Enterprise, Campus and School Agreement customers may
obtain their VLKs by contacting the Microsoft Activation Center for
their country or region. The phone number for the Activation Center was
provided to each Select License customer in a letter from Microsoft.
Customers must provide their enrollment agreement number to the
customer service representative to obtain their VLK.
------

If you have not contacted MS for a VLK (which it would seems you
haven't since you're not aware of the limitations and how one goes
about getting a VLK---hint: Yout can't buy it at a store), then you
have a bootleg copy of WinXP. If you paid for it (and as you
suggested, paid more for it than XP Pro), then you're also retarded,
because if anything else, you should have paid less for it.

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