XP OEM License Questions. Mistakes? Mobo Repair? Refund?

[jeolmeun]

1. What happens if I mistakenly installed the OEM XP or OEM Office on
another computer because I didn't know about the transferring license
deal and want to transfer OEM Office to the laptop it was bought with?
And what if I called Microsoft and they let the OEM Office to be
reactivated on the laptop? Would that be against the OEM license? Even
though, Microsoft telephone person reactivated OEM Office?

2. I think some people write that you can transfer and OEM license if
the motherboard fails and get a new same motherboard. What if the OEM
does not have the same motherboard anymore and instead replaces with a
better or older one? Is that allowed? If so, what if I intentionally
make the motherboard and case and everything else fail so I have to
install the OEM XP on another computer?

3. How do I get a refund for an OEM license if I do not agree with
license before accepting? How do I get a refund for an OEM license if I
do not agree with license after accepting? If Microsoft does not give
me a refund, then are they not agreeing to the EULA and have little
legal grounds to do anything or do they void the EULA?

 

[Guest]

Your full of double talk!!
are you a f.. lawyer?

How do you accept?? But NOT Agree??
You Accept, THEN you Agreed. IT'S TOO LATE!!
How do I get a refund for an OEM license if I
do not agree with license after accepting?

 

[Guest]

I should have added: or f....stupid??

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Q. What happens if I mistakenly installed the OEM XP or OEM Office on
another computer because I didn't know about the transferring license
deal and want to transfer OEM Office to the laptop it was bought with?

A. You suck it up, admit your mistake and purchase another license.
Next time, purchase a "Retail License".

Q. If Microsoft does not give me a refund, then are they not agreeing to the
EULA and have little legal grounds to do anything or do they void the EULA?

A. Find a lawyer, pay him a $3,000 fee, sue, and get laughed out of court!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| 1. What happens if I mistakenly installed the OEM XP or OEM Office on
| another computer because I didn't know about the transferring license
| deal and want to transfer OEM Office to the laptop it was bought with?
| And what if I called Microsoft and they let the OEM Office to be
| reactivated on the laptop? Would that be against the OEM license? Even
| though, Microsoft telephone person reactivated OEM Office?
|
| 2. I think some people write that you can transfer and OEM license if
| the motherboard fails and get a new same motherboard. What if the OEM
| does not have the same motherboard anymore and instead replaces with a
| better or older one? Is that allowed? If so, what if I intentionally
| make the motherboard and case and everything else fail so I have to
| install the OEM XP on another computer?
|
| 3. How do I get a refund for an OEM license if I do not agree with
| license before accepting? How do I get a refund for an OEM license if I
| do not agree with license after accepting? If Microsoft does not give
| me a refund, then are they not agreeing to the EULA and have little
| legal grounds to do anything or do they void the EULA?

 

[jeolmeun]

You can agree to something and change your mind and disagree later.
That is how.

 

[DevilsPGD]

In message <#[email protected]> "Carey Frisch [MVP]"

Q. If Microsoft does not give me a refund, then are they not agreeing to the
EULA and have little legal grounds to do anything or do they void the EULA?

A. Find a lawyer, pay him a $3,000 fee, sue, and get laughed out of court!

What's good for the goose... The EULA is only as binding as the court is
willing to enforce it.

Plus it would be small claims, which is typically a $50-$100 filing fee,
no lawyer allowed.

But lets not let facts get in the way of anything, k?

 

[jeolmeun]

Q. If Microsoft does not give me a refund, then are they not agreeing to the

EULA and have little legal grounds to do anything or do they void the EULA?
A. Find a lawyer, pay him a $3,000 fee, sue, and get laughed out of court!

Does that mean I can do whatever I want with the license if they don't
refund?

 

[jeolmeun]

See how you commited to the original reply and changed your mind and
said, "I should have added: or f....stupid??" It's like you accepted
the original reply, and disagreed and wanted to append to it.

 

[jeolmeun]

Q. What happens if I mistakenly installed the OEM XP or OEM Office on

another computer because I didn't know about the transferring license
deal and want to transfer OEM Office to the laptop it was bought with?

A. You suck it up, admit your mistake and purchase another license.
Next time, purchase a "Retail License".

If Microsoft telephone activation representatives re-activate OEM
Office, I would think it's O.K. Therefore, no need to suck it up. Does
the OEM EULA say first hardware installed on or hardware purchased with?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

No!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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|> Q. If Microsoft does not give me a refund, then are they not agreeing to the
| > EULA and have little legal grounds to do anything or do they void the EULA?
| > A. Find a lawyer, pay him a $3,000 fee, sue, and get laughed out of court!
|
| Does that mean I can do whatever I want with the license if they don't
| refund?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The facts, terms and conditions are all clearly spelled
out in the EULA!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"DevilsPGD" wrote:


| >Q. If Microsoft does not give me a refund, then are they not agreeing to the
| > EULA and have little legal grounds to do anything or do they void the EULA?
| >
| >A. Find a lawyer, pay him a $3,000 fee, sue, and get laughed out of court!
|
| What's good for the goose... The EULA is only as binding as the court is
| willing to enforce it.
|
| Plus it would be small claims, which is typically a $50-$100 filing fee,
| no lawyer allowed.
|
| But lets not let facts get in the way of anything, k?
|
| --
| You're not as stupid as you look, or sound, or our best testing indicates.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

First hardware installed and activated on.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| If Microsoft telephone activation representatives re-activate OEM
| Office, I would think it's O.K. Therefore, no need to suck it up. Does
| the OEM EULA say first hardware installed on or hardware purchased with?

 

[jeolmeun]

Why would they re-activate the OEM Office on another computer over the
phone even though they are told it's not the first hardware?

 

[jeolmeun]

IMO, if they don't refund then they aren't sticking to or agreeing to
the EULA themselves. If they don't want you to transfer licenses then
they should "suck it up" and refund.

 

[jeolmeun]

By the way, is anyone that is responding actually an official Microsoft
representative? "Who are you?" -Scoble

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

These are peer to peer newsgroups and are not officially monitored by
Microsoft.
Microsoft occasionally appear here on their own time and can normally be
recognized with "MSFT" or "Microsoft" after their name.
If you want an official Microsoft response, you are in the wrong place.

Try here:
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/Reporting.mspx

 

[jeolmeun]

Thanks.

 

[Rock]

3. How do I get a refund for an OEM license if I do not agree with
license before accepting? How do I get a refund for an OEM license if I
do not agree with license after accepting? If Microsoft does not give
me a refund, then are they not agreeing to the EULA and have little
legal grounds to do anything or do they void the EULA?

Contact the vendor you bought it from.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

IMO, if they don't refund then they aren't sticking to or agreeing to
the EULA themselves. If they don't want you to transfer licenses then
they should "suck it up" and refund.

You agreed to the license when you installed on the first machine (or bought
a machine with it already installed).

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