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<blockquote data-quote="Puppet" data-source="post: 168900" data-attributes="member: 7856"><p>That's a shame you had to do that. I will admit that I only purchased one copy of XP Pro when it came out, even though Microsoft would say that I need to buy a seperate one for each computer in my house. Anyway, when I go to register the second and third and fourth copies, it fails because the key is now registered to a certain piece of hardware configuration that belongs to the first computer. </p><p></p><p>SOOOOOOOOOO, here is how I get around it. I know this isn't very honest, but I feel that I should have to buy only one copy. I call Microsoft and tell them the registration failed, at which point they tell me what they told you. But I turn right around and say that this is computer 1 and I replaced the motherboard in it and a couple of pci cards and they have no choice but to give me a new key under the assumption that the hardware key changed enough to cause this problem. Since I have like 14 days to register, I spread these phone calls out. Tricky bastard heh? Now go and screw Microsoft.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Puppet, post: 168900, member: 7856"] That's a shame you had to do that. I will admit that I only purchased one copy of XP Pro when it came out, even though Microsoft would say that I need to buy a seperate one for each computer in my house. Anyway, when I go to register the second and third and fourth copies, it fails because the key is now registered to a certain piece of hardware configuration that belongs to the first computer. SOOOOOOOOOO, here is how I get around it. I know this isn't very honest, but I feel that I should have to buy only one copy. I call Microsoft and tell them the registration failed, at which point they tell me what they told you. But I turn right around and say that this is computer 1 and I replaced the motherboard in it and a couple of pci cards and they have no choice but to give me a new key under the assumption that the hardware key changed enough to cause this problem. Since I have like 14 days to register, I spread these phone calls out. Tricky bastard heh? Now go and screw Microsoft. [/QUOTE]
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