Wierd Windows XP Media Center Install Problem

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Count de Monet

A friend of mine has a COA (OEM) for XP MCE 2005 but no disks.

As I am running an OEM version on a Media Center PC I lent him my disks
to install with his OEM COA.

He tels me that the software will not recognise the key from his OEM COA
on the lent OEM version of MCE.

He also tells me that the OEM MCE COA WILL allow an installation of
Windows XP SP2.

What's happening?
 
techreviews4u.com said:
why dont you instead buy an original copy of windows vista or xp ??
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Please read the first post.

My friend has a legal COA attached to a machine that needs MCE
re-installing but has not got (cant find) the original install meda.

Why does he have to purchase again?
 
Count de Monet said:
Please read the first post.

My friend has a legal COA attached to a machine that needs MCE
re-installing but has not got (cant find) the original install meda.

Why does he have to purchase again?
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Well......if you lose your wallet or anything else you don't get your money
back......

Ed
 
Well......if you lose your wallet or anything else you don't get your
money back......

Ed
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So does that mean that if the installation came on a machine where the
manufacturer placed an image on the hard drive for re-installation and
did not supply install media then the hard drive went t**s up he would
have to purchase a brand new copy even if he has the most important
part of the installation, the COA?
 
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So does that mean that if the installation came on a machine where the
manufacturer placed an image on the hard drive for re-installation and did
not supply install media then the hard drive went t**s up he would have to
purchase a brand new copy even if he has the most important part of the
installation, the COA?
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That is a risk you take when buying a boxed computer without an actual
CD/DVD of Windows. I don't like it and don't think it is fair, but that is
just the way it is. It must be taken to the manufacturer for repair or a
copy of Windows must be purchased. My local computer store sold me a 1TB HD
and a copy of XP Pro for $200.00....... That might be the best route.


Ed
 
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