Re: Heads up PC/Laptop online sellers


Hello Niel,

As far as I was aware you were buying the right to use the media by
possessing the coa and the media itself used to install it was therefore
irrelevant.

I always thought under European law that you were entitled to reload the
machine using it with any corresponding media without the original disk
providing the coa was used on the machine to which the coa related.

I'm probably wrong but that's the interpretation as far as I know. I'm sure
Paul will be along to tell you the full ins and outs. Good luck with your
chat with MS.

Regards
Dave


Had a legal letter from MS flop on my doormat this morning. They had an
'agent' make a test purchase of one of my EBay items which was installed
with a legit XP install with correct COA on the machine. However because
their 'forensic testing' showed I did not use the original restore CDs and
neither did I supply them with the machine they are threatening to sue me
unless I pay them £2500 compensation.

Obviously I may have to cave in to their bully boy tactics and cough up
(We all know what happened to Paul of IT Dealers when MS came knocking on
his door) but I will speak to them on Monday and see if I can talk them
down as I did sell the machin in good faith - though I realise ignorance
is no excuse etc. Expensive lesson, I never realised it was 'MS illegal'
to sell a machine without the original restore media or intact recovery
partition.

However it looks like MS are recruiting people to do test purchases so
watch out anyone selling PCs or laptops. The delivery address for mine was
in Swindon, I can provide the full address for anyone's reference if you
email me direct.

Niel H





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