COA

[Warren]

I just purchased a copy of Windows XP Home Edition from
Amazon referred to me from the Microsoft website. This
CD arrived without a COA # but instructed me to use the
COA # that came with my computer. The COA # that came
with my computer is actually the # that came with the
Windows 98 that I'm tring to upgrade. Is this a bootleg
copy of XP and if so, why would the Microsoft website
endorse it?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

It's probably not legal, but let (e-mail address removed) determine that. Email
them with the specifics of the transaction and the numbers you see on the
CD.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Tedd Riggs]

I have never heard of that from Amazon, they usually sell the "real thing"
Did it actually come from Amazon or via another dealer (Amazon will list
other dealers if they do not have it or it is cheaper). I think that most of
the Microsoft OS's actually come from other dealers (it tells you when you
look it up)
I have never heard of a COA that tells you to use the one that came from the
old OS. That is strange...

 

[Cerridwen]

I just purchased a copy of Windows XP Home Edition from
Amazon referred to me from the Microsoft website. This
CD arrived without a COA # but instructed me to use the
COA # that came with my computer. The COA # that came
with my computer is actually the # that came with the
Windows 98 that I'm tring to upgrade. Is this a bootleg
copy of XP and if so, why would the Microsoft website
endorse it?

It doesn't - didn't you see the disclaimer "Microsoft is not responsible for
the content of 3rd-party sites"?