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Free upgrade from Me to XP??
Ye - you've just proved exactly Mike's point!
-- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/faq.aspx Q: Do all Windows users need to validate, or is validation limited to particular versions of Windows? A: Validation is required for all genuine Windows downloads on Microsoft Download Center. It is also required by the Windows Update service for users of Windows XP including Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Media Center Edition. All users can access security updates via Automatic Updates. Genuine Windows downloads are available, without validation, to customers running Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista, and Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3. Genuine Windows downloads are not available for older versions of Windows (Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 2, and earlier), or non-Microsoft operating systems. Greg Ro |
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Free upgrade from Me to XP??
Haven't bought a copy of XP yet, Mike, but when I do, it could well be one from before August 2004. If not, I know then what to do, thanks to the insight you have given me. Again, thank you. Harry. "Mike M" wrote in message ... webster72n wrote: Does that mean my CD is worthless, Mike? I understand it is a service pack and not the full operating system. How could I find out about those *little details* you mention , were it not for this forum? 'm sure glad to be here. That rather depends Harry, If you haven't yet bought a copy of XP then any new purchase will, or rather should, be of XP SP2, that is with SP2 included. However if you have a version purchased before the release of SP2, that is before Autumn 2004, then having the CD will enable you to upgrade XP to XP SP2 without having to go on-line and download the package which can be pretty big. -- Mike Maltby |
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Free upgrade from Me to XP??
GregRo wrote:
Then why did I need my windows 98se key to download windows media player nine using the alternate method via firefox? Perhaps you misread what you were being asked. So once again just in case you misread it Genuine Windows downloads are available, without validation, to customers running Windows 98, Windows ME Source http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/faq.aspx -- Mike Maltby |
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Free upgrade from Me to XP??
GregRo wrote:
Then why did I need my windows 98se key to download windows media player nine using the alternate method via firefox? I thought I mentioned earlier that some downloads by Win9x systems from the download centre were attempting to verify the OS where the download could also be installed on an XP system. Microsoft have or are in the process of correcting this and if not already it is their intention that no WGA check should be performed on Win9x systems. Such checks would be somewhat pointless as MS do not hold the same details of product keys for Win 9x systems that they do for XP and later. It is possible that you downloaded WMP9 at such a time. If you had done so via the Windows Update site you would have not seen any attempt to verify your system. -- Mike Maltby |
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Free upgrade from Me to XP??
Our of curiosity, why were you using Firefox to download it?? I use FF
all the time, but download anything from MS via IE. That would make sense to me. So I would like to know why......and I would assume you could have avoided all this validation if you had used IE. But what the heck, it's done now. Heather "GregRo" wrote in message ... On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:06:20 -0000, "Mike M" wrote: GregRo wrote: Then why did I need my windows 98se key to download windows media player nine using the alternate method via firefox? Perhaps you misread what you were being asked. So once again just in case you misread it Genuine Windows downloads are available, without validation, to customers running Windows 98, Windows ME Source http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/faq.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en Using Mozilla firefox. Still got to validate Greg Ro |
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Q: Do all Windows users need to validate, or is validation limited to
particular versions of Windows? A: Validation is required for all genuine Windows downloads on Microsoft Download Center. It is also required by the Windows Update service for users of Windows XP including Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Media Center Edition. All users can access security updates via Automatic Updates. Genuine Windows downloads are available, without validation, to customers running Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista, and Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3. Genuine Windows downloads are not available for older versions of Windows (Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 2, and earlier), or non-Microsoft operating systems. ( from http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/dow...displaylang=en) -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "GregRo" wrote in message ... On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:06:20 -0000, "Mike M" wrote: GregRo wrote: Then why did I need my windows 98se key to download windows media player nine using the alternate method via firefox? Perhaps you misread what you were being asked. So once again just in case you misread it Genuine Windows downloads are available, without validation, to customers running Windows 98, Windows ME Source http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/faq.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en Using Mozilla firefox. Still got to validate Greg Ro |
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