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Old 12-16-2008, 11:11 PM   #21 (permalink)
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BTW, you received a Warning, not an infraction. There is a difference.
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Old 12-16-2008, 11:29 PM   #22 (permalink)
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lol thanks. It was the end of a long day of work an I didnt feel like it, ha. Mep, that was really funny btw, lol
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Right well just to throw a spanner in the works, .... what happens if someone brings their OEM pc to you to be reinstalled after a virus attack?

Because I use my own OS disks and when I sometimes have to phone M$(india) I tell them it was due to a virus attack/OS corruption and they just redo the product key.
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That's reasonable, however i think it would be better if you spoke to someone from North America about it. As they would be able to clearly understand you and there wouldn't a language barrier.
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why N America when I live in United Kingdom where laws are different?
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Right well just to throw a spanner in the works, .... what happens if someone brings their OEM pc to you to be reinstalled after a virus attack?

Because I use my own OS disks and when I sometimes have to phone M$(india) I tell them it was due to a virus attack/OS corruption and they just redo the product key.
They dont make you give them a previous OS key or anything like that? They just give you a new key?
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They dont make you give them a previous OS key or anything like that? They just give you a new key?
yes they do and they tie it into the one on the PC case(reactivate it)
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why N America when I live in United Kingdom where laws are different?
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That's reasonable, however i think it would be better if you spoke to someone from North America about it. As they would be able to clearly understand you and there wouldn't a language barrier.
lol, I dont think Ive spoken to an American at a call center for years now. All overseas sadly and they cant ever understand what your saying or vice-versa. Thats the primary reason I dropped Sprint as my mobile carrier, their customer service was so terrible and completely non-understandable.
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nothing worse than having a 40 digit activation code read to you by someone who can hardly speak the language you used in the country you made the original phonecall from
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