A
Allen
For those who have answered and shot me full of bullets...My so called
computer friend told me that since the operating system was pirated, I needed
to buy an upgrade to make it right. So that is what I did, but was told to
buy the wrong one. What I bought is Windows XP Home Edition with Service
Pack 2 Upgrade, but it is for users of Windows 98 or Millennium and not XP
Pro. My mistake since I know nothing about what I'm doing. My niece that
sold me the computer with the bad operating system admitted after the fact
that the system was pirated, but it was too late...too bad. I had never
dealt with her before and had no reason to believe that she would do this to
me. My mistake again! All I'm trying to accomplish here is to find a
resolution. I am not advocating anything connected to pirating again. I
notified Microsoft of the problem and asked them for suggestions and
evidently it fell on deaf ears, because they have never responded other than
verifying that they got my request. Meanwhile, Wal Mart will not take the
software back because the box is now open and they claim that Microsoft will
not allow them to take it back because it is a copyright violation...meaning
that they have no way of knowing if I copied he disc or not. I feel that I
have spent honest money for an operating system that will not work and I'm
trying to mitigate the damages to my wallet without making the same mistake
again. I hope this answers all the criticisim from some of those who have
answered this question. Thanks to those who have tried to answer my question!
computer friend told me that since the operating system was pirated, I needed
to buy an upgrade to make it right. So that is what I did, but was told to
buy the wrong one. What I bought is Windows XP Home Edition with Service
Pack 2 Upgrade, but it is for users of Windows 98 or Millennium and not XP
Pro. My mistake since I know nothing about what I'm doing. My niece that
sold me the computer with the bad operating system admitted after the fact
that the system was pirated, but it was too late...too bad. I had never
dealt with her before and had no reason to believe that she would do this to
me. My mistake again! All I'm trying to accomplish here is to find a
resolution. I am not advocating anything connected to pirating again. I
notified Microsoft of the problem and asked them for suggestions and
evidently it fell on deaf ears, because they have never responded other than
verifying that they got my request. Meanwhile, Wal Mart will not take the
software back because the box is now open and they claim that Microsoft will
not allow them to take it back because it is a copyright violation...meaning
that they have no way of knowing if I copied he disc or not. I feel that I
have spent honest money for an operating system that will not work and I'm
trying to mitigate the damages to my wallet without making the same mistake
again. I hope this answers all the criticisim from some of those who have
answered this question. Thanks to those who have tried to answer my question!