Re: Just Released! Windows Product Key Update Tool!

[Ecoman]

Re: Just Released! Windows Product Key Update Tool!

Well...you see it is much easier to punish the law abiding citizen then a
total crook. They won't even say a word to them.

"Jim Hargreaves" wrote:

> thanks for nothing PA.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > Have your son fix the problem, then.
> > --
> > ~PA Bear
> >
> > Jim Hargreaves wrote:
> > > yes I tried it and it said my product wasn't valid for the tool. I think
> > > my
> > > son may have downloaded a newer release of media center than the one that
> > > came with my Sony Vaio. I can't get updates etc. I have tried sevral key
> > > changer tools but so far none work for xp media center.
> > >
> > > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Carey wrote:
> > >>> The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for
> > >>> users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key
> > >>> to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a
> > >>> reinstall!
> > >>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409
> > >>
> > >> Jim Hargreaves wrote:
> > >>> How can I change my product key with XP media center?
> > >>
> > >> Did you try the tool you quoted in your response/post?
> > >> Although - to be honest - I am unsure how one would manage to get an
> > >> invalid product key for Windows XP Media Center Edition...
> > >> It's pretty much OEM only.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Shenan Stanley
> > >> MS-MVP
> > >> --
> > >> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> > >> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> >

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Re: Just Released! Windows Product Key Update Tool!

Re: Just Released! Windows Product Key Update Tool!

<snipped>
(A link to the *entire* conversation is included below. It should encompass
the 2 year 5+ month span of the conversation.)


Ecoman wrote:
> Well...you see it is much easier to punish the law abiding citizen
> then a total crook. They won't even say a word to them.

First off - congrats on responding to a posting 21 months later. That takes
skill in-of-itself.

Secondly - I am unsure you understand what happened.

Let's step through it - and for those interested - here is the archived
indefinitely version:

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...cea2afa9f79/0e528cb612c0a3a2#0e528cb612c0a3a2


In May of 2006 - "Carey Frisch" (volunteer helper) posted a conversation
about a newly released tool from Microsoft.

At the end of December 2006 (just over seven months later) "Jim Hargreaves"
responded to that post asking how he could change his product key on Windows
Media Center.

I responded the same day with a query of, "Did you try the tool you quoted
in your response/post?".

"Jim Hargreaves" responded in kind the same day that he believed his son had
'downloaded' an newer version of WIndows XP Media Center than the one his
Sony originally came with. (In other words - his son likely pirated the
Windows Media Center 2005 version to replace the Windows Media Center 2002
that came with it. Notice the word 'pirated'. I do not use that lightly.)

I responded the next day - asking Jim to clarify his meaning - not being
able to utilize the word 'pirated' as freely as I am now - considering the
answer.

Jim responded that he believed his son had, "upgraded to xp MC 2005 from
2004 and used a bogus key to activate." (Thus the free usage of the word
pirated.)

PA Bear responded that he should have his son fix it then - which since his
son obviously did something wrong at this point - wasn't entirely a bad
suggestion. Although the original poster did not take it as a valid
solution and responded as such.

I suggested that he use whatever mechanism Sony had provided to restore the
system to the 'as purchased' state - so he would have the legitimate version
of Windows XP Media Center Edition and thus - a legitimate key/license that
all matched up.

So - as you can see - your response makes little to no sense - given that,
by proxy, the father had allowed a stolen version of the operating system to
end up on their computer. It happened that the one that installed the
illegitimate version of the OS was his son. The son had broken the
agreement - and depending on how you look at agreements - they can be
enfoced by laws in many many places. Enforced or not - the agreement
existed. The one being punished for the issue at hand was the father - who
should have, in my opinion (and may have) - punished the son and
straightened out the mess by restoring the computer to it's "as shipped"
state - as suggested.

Please explain your comment further if you desire to do so.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html