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Old 12-17-2008, 12:44 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mep916 View Post
Microsoft should offer the ability to go online, enter your product key, validate it, then allow you to download an ISO with the latest Service Pack. Although I believe it's the responsibility of the license holder to backup their disk and protect it, I don't see anything wrong with making it as easy as possible to legally obtain a replacement installation pack.

Ninja, you should reply to the email and see if they offer anything like that. I doubt it, but I'd like to at least read her response.
They want to do that, but they want to charge you a subscription fee. Would you be willing to pay say $150/year for that service?
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