License-Did the business get scammed?

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License-Did the business get scammed?

Here what the computer business told me. I could bring my system and
they would install xp on. No product key needed and there wouldn't;
be one affixed to the computer. It wouldn't need activation and
would pass all WGA test. He claims the owner paid $10,000 dollars to
allow them to install xp on all his clients computers. I didn't ask
who he paid the license fee to.

Another words, he can use one (And a backup disk ) to install xp on
all his customers computers.

This seems fishy to me. However, the business does have a Microsoft
certification and license and been is business for several years.
That is why I think the business is being scammed.

I never heard of a copy being installed without a product key. They
only thing I can thing of, is they have one of the Royalty OEM that
generate a new product key with each install.


Greg
 
And how much does the shop propose to charge you for this service?

Have you checked their reputation with the Better Business Bureau?

PS: Pay with a major credit card if you decide to go forward with this
scheme & make sure you're able to Validate here before leaving the shop:
http://www.microsoft.com/Genuine/

/Caveat emptor/
 
Greg said:
License-Did the business get scammed?

Here what the computer business told me. I could bring my system
and they would install xp on. No product key needed and there
wouldn't; be one affixed to the computer. It wouldn't need
activation and would pass all WGA test. He claims the owner paid
$10,000 dollars to allow them to install xp on all his clients
computers. I didn't ask who he paid the license fee to.

Another words, he can use one (And a backup disk ) to install xp on
all his customers computers.

This seems fishy to me. However, the business does have a
Microsoft certification and license and been is business for
several years. That is why I think the business is being scammed.

I never heard of a copy being installed without a product key. They
only thing I can thing of, is they have one of the Royalty OEM that
generate a new product key with each install.
Click to expand...

Either they are lying to you or lying to themselves.
Could be they are just that ignorant - but I doubt it.
 
Either they are lying to you or lying to themselves.
Could be they are just that ignorant - but I doubt it.
Click to expand...


I just feel sorry for people and businesses that use his services.
They may not be using a legit operating system and may not even know
it.

I do know when I got my xp on my emachine, it didn't ask for a key.
It just present a EULA and finished installing.


Greg
 
Greg said:
I just feel sorry for people and businesses that use his services.
They may not be using a legit operating system and may not even know
it.

I do know when I got my xp on my emachine, it didn't ask for a key.
It just present a EULA and finished installing.
Click to expand...

Yes - you can do that - custom OEM install, pre-activated - but each of
those licenses are paid for and $10K isn't going to make it unlimited. heh

On that machine you could run Magic JellyBean KeyFinder and see what the
product key is.

I would be fairly curious to know if they bought a volume license key and
aren't just abusing it.
 
One possibility to this story is that they have an XP Enterprise VL with 100 CALS as
an example. But I find that a computer store would not do this since it is not
allowed as per the Eula to charge a fee for each install of the Enterprise under the
VL agreement
 
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