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I guess I've been duped. I recently had high speed internet installed and
they upgraded xp home basic to xp pro. They installed counterfiet software. I went to Windows product update tool , typed in my product key and they said that key is not assigned to my system. Is there anything I can do? |
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"Mike" wrote in message ... I guess I've been duped. I recently had high speed internet installed and they upgraded xp home basic to xp pro. They installed counterfiet software. I went to Windows product update tool , typed in my product key and they said that key is not assigned to my system. Is there anything I can do? You need to discuss the matter with the company that performed the upgrade. Why did you actually go from XP Home to XP Pro? |
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"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: "Mike" wrote in message ... I guess I've been duped. I recently had high speed internet installed and they upgraded xp home basic to xp pro. They installed counterfiet software. I went to Windows product update tool , typed in my product key and they said that key is not assigned to my system. Is there anything I can do? You need to discuss the matter with the company that performed the upgrade. Why did you actually go from XP Home to XP Pro? I discussed it with them and they admitted that they installed counterfeit xp pro. Now that it's done I would like to know if there is anything I can do to get my legitimate xp home back. I would rather not deal with them anymore. |
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"Mike" wrote in message news "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: "Mike" wrote in message ... I guess I've been duped. I recently had high speed internet installed and they upgraded xp home basic to xp pro. They installed counterfiet software. I went to Windows product update tool , typed in my product key and they said that key is not assigned to my system. Is there anything I can do? You need to discuss the matter with the company that performed the upgrade. Why did you actually go from XP Home to XP Pro? I discussed it with them and they admitted that they installed counterfeit xp pro. Now that it's done I would like to know if there is anything I can do to get my legitimate xp home back. I would rather not deal with them anymore. You would have to re-install your original WinXP Home version, using your own WinXP CD and the product key that came with it. You would also have to re-install your various applications. Alternatively you could lean on the company and get them to do this work for you since they caused the trouble in the first place. Whether this is the best course of action is another question. |
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"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: "Mike" wrote in message news "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: "Mike" wrote in message ... I guess I've been duped. I recently had high speed internet installed and they upgraded xp home basic to xp pro. They installed counterfiet software. I went to Windows product update tool , typed in my product key and they said that key is not assigned to my system. Is there anything I can do? You need to discuss the matter with the company that performed the upgrade. Why did you actually go from XP Home to XP Pro? I discussed it with them and they admitted that they installed counterfeit xp pro. Now that it's done I would like to know if there is anything I can do to get my legitimate xp home back. I would rather not deal with them anymore. You would have to re-install your original WinXP Home version, using your own WinXP CD and the product key that came with it. You would also have to re-install your various applications. Alternatively you could lean on the company and get them to do this work for you since they caused the trouble in the first place. Whether this is the best course of action is another question. Yes, but this computer came with xp preinstalled by the seller and the product key is attached to the computer and I received no cd when I purchased the computer. So I guess I will have to buy a new copy of xp home |
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"Mike" wrote in message ... "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: "Mike" wrote in message news "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: "Mike" wrote in message ... I guess I've been duped. I recently had high speed internet installed and they upgraded xp home basic to xp pro. They installed counterfiet software. I went to Windows product update tool , typed in my product key and they said that key is not assigned to my system. Is there anything I can do? You need to discuss the matter with the company that performed the upgrade. Why did you actually go from XP Home to XP Pro? I discussed it with them and they admitted that they installed counterfeit xp pro. Now that it's done I would like to know if there is anything I can do to get my legitimate xp home back. I would rather not deal with them anymore. You would have to re-install your original WinXP Home version, using your own WinXP CD and the product key that came with it. You would also have to re-install your various applications. Alternatively you could lean on the company and get them to do this work for you since they caused the trouble in the first place. Whether this is the best course of action is another question. Yes, but this computer came with xp preinstalled by the seller and the product key is attached to the computer and I received no cd when I purchased the computer. So I guess I will have to buy a new copy of xp home If you did not get a WinXP CD when you purchased the computer then you would either have received a recovery CD or a procedure to restore WinXP from a hidden partition on your disk. Check the supplier's manual for details. Note that the restore process could wipe your hard disk, including your EMail files. You can also install Windows from a copy of a WinXP CD, provided that it is the same type, i.e. "OEM" in your case. This is perfectly legal as long as you use your own product key. |
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:09:01 -0600, Mike wrote:
this computer came with xp preinstalled by the seller and the product key is attached to the computer and I received no cd when I purchased the computer. Does that computer have a vendor, and does the vendor have a phone number? So I guess I will have to buy a new copy of xp home I would guess it to be cheaper to buy a "restore" CD from the original vendor, but YMMV. -- |
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I would tell them that unless they repair the damage they did that I
intend to take legal action against them. If they failed to properly address the issue I would then follow up on the threat and take legal action against the company. I would pay the small fee required to file an action in small claims court. You may not end up getting much from small claims court but you can't lose much more than the filling costs, and the company who installed counterfeit software on your computer will get free publicity! I would also tell them that I intend to report them to the piracy department at Microsoft, and I would follow up on that! Microsoft may take a somewhat more lax approach to piracy by individual home users but they take piracy by companies very seriously, and they take piracy by companies that install/sell pirated software on third party computers very, very seriously! Then I would tell them that I intend to call the local paper and TV station and ask them if they could report on the piracy that the company engages in, more free publicity! And of course I would follow up on that too! So in the end, I would ask them if they think that it is worth it for them to have to deal with the consequences of not fixing my computer to my satisfaction! It may be a lot of effort and a bit of work to follow up on these actions, but it would sure be satisfying to see them squirm as a result of my efforts! Out of all the above, the easiest one to follow through is to report them to the piracy department at Microsoft, it will not take much effort on your part and it may cause them immense well deserved legal headaches! John Mike wrote: I guess I've been duped. I recently had high speed internet installed and they upgraded xp home basic to xp pro. They installed counterfiet software. I went to Windows product update tool , typed in my product key and they said that key is not assigned to my system. Is there anything I can do? |
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John John wrote:
I would tell them that unless they repair the damage they did that I intend to take legal action against them. If they failed to properly address the issue I would then follow up on the threat and take legal action against the company. I would pay the small fee required to file an action in small claims court. You may not end up getting much from small claims court but you can't lose much more than the filling costs, and the company who installed counterfeit software on your computer will get free publicity! I would also tell them that I intend to report them to the piracy department at Microsoft, and I would follow up on that! Microsoft may take a somewhat more lax approach to piracy by individual home users but they take piracy by companies very seriously, and they take piracy by companies that install/sell pirated software on third party computers very, very seriously! Then I would tell them that I intend to call the local paper and TV station and ask them if they could report on the piracy that the company engages in, more free publicity! And of course I would follow up on that too! So in the end, I would ask them if they think that it is worth it for them to have to deal with the consequences of not fixing my computer to my satisfaction! It may be a lot of effort and a bit of work to follow up on these actions, but it would sure be satisfying to see them squirm as a result of my efforts! Out of all the above, the easiest one to follow through is to report them to the piracy department at Microsoft, it will not take much effort on your part and it may cause them immense well deserved legal headaches! John And, if when the OP goes to the store to follow your advice and the manager takes a baseball bat out and starts beating the OP on the head, what is your advice? Much cheaper to buy a legit copy and a lot less time and effort. Alias Mike wrote: I guess I've been duped. I recently had high speed internet installed and they upgraded xp home basic to xp pro. They installed counterfiet software. I went to Windows product update tool , typed in my product key and they said that key is not assigned to my system. Is there anything I can do? |
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Not a good idea. If the OP intends legal action he should get a lawyer and
let him handle communications with the company. If he doesn't intend to take such action then making idle threats is not a good idea and won't work. He should just ask the company if they intend to fix it and if not contact Microsoft with the information and request a Genuine Windows kit. He would need to provide the information about the company etc. "John John" wrote in message ... I would tell them that unless they repair the damage they did that I intend to take legal action against them. If they failed to properly address the issue I would then follow up on the threat and take legal action against the company. I would pay the small fee required to file an action in small claims court. You may not end up getting much from small claims court but you can't lose much more than the filling costs, and the company who installed counterfeit software on your computer will get free publicity! I would also tell them that I intend to report them to the piracy department at Microsoft, and I would follow up on that! Microsoft may take a somewhat more lax approach to piracy by individual home users but they take piracy by companies very seriously, and they take piracy by companies that install/sell pirated software on third party computers very, very seriously! Then I would tell them that I intend to call the local paper and TV station and ask them if they could report on the piracy that the company engages in, more free publicity! And of course I would follow up on that too! So in the end, I would ask them if they think that it is worth it for them to have to deal with the consequences of not fixing my computer to my satisfaction! It may be a lot of effort and a bit of work to follow up on these actions, but it would sure be satisfying to see them squirm as a result of my efforts! Out of all the above, the easiest one to follow through is to report them to the piracy department at Microsoft, it will not take much effort on your part and it may cause them immense well deserved legal headaches! John Mike wrote: I guess I've been duped. I recently had high speed internet installed and they upgraded xp home basic to xp pro. They installed counterfiet software. I went to Windows product update tool , typed in my product key and they said that key is not assigned to my system. Is there anything I can do? |
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:53:01 -0800, Mike
wrote: "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: "Mike" wrote in message ... I guess I've been duped. I recently had high speed internet installed and they upgraded xp home basic to xp pro. They installed counterfiet software. I went to Windows product update tool , typed in my product key and they said that key is not assigned to my system. Is there anything I can do? You need to discuss the matter with the company that performed the upgrade. Why did you actually go from XP Home to XP Pro? I discussed it with them and they admitted that they installed counterfeit xp pro. Now that it's done I would like to know if there is anything I can do to get my legitimate xp home back. Unfortunately, there is no way to downgrade from Professional to Home. The only way to do this is by a clean installation, which means backing up all your data, reinstallation XP Home, reinstalling all your applications from the original media, and reloading your backed up data. That's a fair amount of work. I would rather not deal with them anymore. I certainly understand your reluctance to deal with them, but they caused you this problem and should be responsible for fixing it. If you don't want to do all this work yourself, one choice is to get a different *reputable* company to do it, then send the original company the bill. They'll probably refuse to pay it, but if you let them know that you'll report them to the authorities if they don't, you might be able to win that battle. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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Sorry, I forgot the link.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932301/en-us "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message ... Not a good idea. If the OP intends legal action he should get a lawyer and let him handle communications with the company. If he doesn't intend to take such action then making idle threats is not a good idea and won't work. He should just ask the company if they intend to fix it and if not contact Microsoft with the information and request a Genuine Windows kit. He would need to provide the information about the company etc. "John John" wrote in message ... I would tell them that unless they repair the damage they did that I intend to take legal action against them. If they failed to properly address the issue I would then follow up on the threat and take legal action against the company. I would pay the small fee required to file an action in small claims court. You may not end up getting much from small claims court but you can't lose much more than the filling costs, and the company who installed counterfeit software on your computer will get free publicity! I would also tell them that I intend to report them to the piracy department at Microsoft, and I would follow up on that! Microsoft may take a somewhat more lax approach to piracy by individual home users but they take piracy by companies very seriously, and they take piracy by companies that install/sell pirated software on third party computers very, very seriously! Then I would tell them that I intend to call the local paper and TV station and ask them if they could report on the piracy that the company engages in, more free publicity! And of course I would follow up on that too! So in the end, I would ask them if they think that it is worth it for them to have to deal with the consequences of not fixing my computer to my satisfaction! It may be a lot of effort and a bit of work to follow up on these actions, but it would sure be satisfying to see them squirm as a result of my efforts! Out of all the above, the easiest one to follow through is to report them to the piracy department at Microsoft, it will not take much effort on your part and it may cause them immense well deserved legal headaches! John Mike wrote: I guess I've been duped. I recently had high speed internet installed and they upgraded xp home basic to xp pro. They installed counterfiet software. I went to Windows product update tool , typed in my product key and they said that key is not assigned to my system. Is there anything I can do? |
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Alias wrote:
And, if when the OP goes to the store to follow your advice and the manager takes a baseball bat out and starts beating the OP on the head, what is your advice? Much cheaper to buy a legit copy and a lot less time and effort. If I were to just shut up and do that, which may be the easiest way out, I would certainly not hesitate one bit to take two minutes to send an email to the piracy department at Microsoft! The the company will not know where the complaint came from and they will not be dealing with me, nor will it be on my dime, they will be dealing with Microsoft lawyers! John |
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The common sense thing to do is take advantage of the Genuine Windows
Advantage Kit (link in my other posting), provide MS with whatever info they request, and move on. "John John" wrote in message ... Alias wrote: And, if when the OP goes to the store to follow your advice and the manager takes a baseball bat out and starts beating the OP on the head, what is your advice? Much cheaper to buy a legit copy and a lot less time and effort. If I were to just shut up and do that, which may be the easiest way out, I would certainly not hesitate one bit to take two minutes to send an email to the piracy department at Microsoft! The the company will not know where the complaint came from and they will not be dealing with me, nor will it be on my dime, they will be dealing with Microsoft lawyers! John |
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"Mike" wrote in message
... I guess I've been duped. I recently had high speed internet installed and they upgraded xp home basic to xp pro. And "they" is who? Aliens in a UFO who call themselves "They"? No ISP installs any operating system. They installed counterfiet software. Get in your interstellar craft and go chase after those aliens called "They". I went to Windows product update tool , And what "tool" is this? There is no such software utility included in the default install of Windows. Perhaps you meant that you went through the validation process. typed in my product key Looking more like you were attempting to validate your install of Windows and has nothing to do with Windows *Update* site. and they said And now a different entity is "They". that key is not assigned to my system. Is there anything I can do? Go through the validation process again which will lead you to a contact at Microsoft where you can purchase the Windows Genuine Advantage Kit (which is a legit copy that you order from Microsoft). This presumes that you, for reasons you have not explained, cannot go after the first unidentified "They" that installed the counterfeit copy of Windows. http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/faq.aspx For the cost that Microsoft charges and the delay in getting the WGAK copy of Windows, you might as well as go somewhere else to buy an OEM version for cheaper and get it faster. Seems peculiar that you are unwilling to go after "They" to get a legit copy (which also means they must provide the installation media). If "They" is some local computer shop, simply inform them that you will be contacting the State Attorney's Office to inquire how to best procede against charging them with fraud (by installing counterfeit software) and theft (by preventing you access to your prior legit copy of Windows) and also will contact the FBI (but which require some indication to the FBI that the shop has been involved in more the $25000 in theft through counterfeiting). They may decide that giving you a shrink-wrapped retail version of Windows is cheaper than having their business shutdown and possibly all their equipment confiscated as evidence. And don't just bluff. Tell them what you will do and if they don't correct the problem then go do it. |
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