Free upgrade from Me to XP??

Ye - you've just proved exactly Mike's point!

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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

Genuine Windows downloads are
available, without validation, to customers running Windows 98,
Windows ME

Thanks so very much for confirming the truth of what I said and
demolishing your contention that Windows Advantage is used to verify keys
on Win 9x systems.
--
Mike Maltby



GregRo wrote:

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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"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