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SampSon

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Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: SampSon
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Are you saying MS sent you a letter stateing that the product keys you use are invalid/stolen?

No, microsoft sent me a letter of all of the product keys they found to be invalid after I submitted them. So they wanted me to put the PID number instead, I don't have the PID number and so I need the correct key in order to convert it to the correct PID number first (with a program I do have). Now I need a program that can figure out what key(s) are incorrect etc...
Why did you send MS a list of product keys?

Because they found that they were "invalid" when in actuality, they're just incorrect on certain digits, therefore when they plug them into the computer, they're invalid. They're keys I sent in...
You just avoided the question.
The question was why did you sent a list of keys to microsoft?
 

Philippine Mango

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Originally posted by: Rage187
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: SampSon
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Are you saying MS sent you a letter stateing that the product keys you use are invalid/stolen?

No, microsoft sent me a letter of all of the product keys they found to be invalid after I submitted them. So they wanted me to put the PID number instead, I don't have the PID number and so I need the correct key in order to convert it to the correct PID number first (with a program I do have). Now I need a program that can figure out what key(s) are incorrect etc...
Why did you send MS a list of product keys?

Because they found that they were "invalid" when in actuality, they're just incorrect on certain digits, therefore when they plug them into the computer, they're invalid. They're keys I sent in...



but WHY did you send them in?????/????

Haven't you heard about the classaction lawsuit against microsoft?
http://microsoftcalsettlement.com/
 

Philippine Mango

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Originally posted by: Bassyhead
I doubt a product key would be accepted with a single digit incorrect. Microsoft wouldn't be stupid not to implement an error-checking scheme. ISBN, credit card numbers, and flight numbers all have numbering schemes that will make the number invalid if one digit is off. Some schemes even correct invalid digits. This sounds fishy.

I'm starting to notice a pattern here... I've managed to get some of the product keys again and it seems the person typing them in has a problem with confusing the letter "G" with the letter Q or O. Yes I wrote them out quite well and it's frustrating that this is happening...
 

Rock Hydra

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That's pretty crazy that they found your address and stuff. I'm sure lots more other information about you.
 

Steve

Lifer
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Have them download, install, and run Belarc Advisor, then have them email you the product keys it finds.
 

dawks

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dude wtf are you smoking.. try explaining wtf is going on, in ENGLISH.

ENGLISH MOTHER FVCKER, DO YOU TYPE IT.

Edit: this shows your current XP key. works flawlessly.
 

Powermoloch

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Originally posted by: skrilla
Defrag your harddrive then reboot.


I think that is too late already...he better head off somewhere to another nation to avoid trouble....
 

Philippine Mango

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Alright, maybe I can hopefully make this more clear.
I registered with microsoft some time ago.
A while back I recieve in the mail a statement saying that I'm entitled to vouchers for all the microsoft products I bought between 1995 and 2001.
I put in my Product keys and sent it to microsoft.
I got a letter back saying that some of them were invalid.
It said that I needed to put the Product ID number of the product with the "invalid codes", to hopefully clarify somethings.
I've been checking the Product Keys (Serial Numbers) and I'm seeing here and there that there are simple errors in the code (A 'G' where there should be a 'Q' or 'O')
Now I'm asking for a way to put these product keys into some sort of program/figure out what is the "screwed up" letter so that I can fix it and send it back to microsoft.
I do not have the software installed anymore and I'm having great difficulty in tracking them down.

Is this clear enough?
 

drum

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Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Alright, maybe I can hopefully make this more clear.
I registered with microsoft some time ago.
A while back I recieve in the mail a statement saying that I'm entitled to vouchers for all the microsoft products I bought between 1995 and 2001.
I put in my Product keys and sent it to microsoft.
I got a letter back saying that some of them were invalid.
It said that I needed to put the Product ID number of the product with the "invalid codes", to hopefully clarify somethings.
I've been checking the Product Keys (Serial Numbers) and I'm seeing here and there that there are simple errors in the code (A 'G' where there should be a 'Q' or 'O')
Now I'm asking for a way to put these product keys into some sort of program/figure out what is the "screwed up" letter so that I can fix it and send it back to microsoft.
I do not have the software installed anymore and I'm having great difficulty in tracking them down.

Is this clear enough?

your first mistake.
who does that?
 

dawks

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rofl, this would technically be an advanced keygen of sorts and pretty much illegal.

Something like this would let one easily generate new keys.

Ideally, you should take your warezing elsewhere :D

I don't understand why you'd have MULTIPLE messed up keys. Sounds fishey to me.

Stop trying to scam MSFT and get a job?
 

Philippine Mango

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Originally posted by: dawks
rofl, this would technically be an advanced keygen of sorts and pretty much illegal.

Something like this would let one easily generate new keys.

Ideally, you should take your warezing elsewhere :D

I don't understand why you'd have MULTIPLE messed up keys. Sounds fishey to me.

Stop trying to scam MSFT and get a job?

You're an ass. I'm not trying to scam microsoft... How is it that I could *magically* have only one letter messed up in each of the keys....? It seems like the person typing in the keys screwed up and thought every Q or O was a G...!?!?! It'd be nice if they could fax it to me or something... Man this is frustrating.
 

Buck Armstrong

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Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: SampSon
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Are you saying MS sent you a letter stateing that the product keys you use are invalid/stolen?

No, microsoft sent me a letter of all of the product keys they found to be invalid after I submitted them. So they wanted me to put the PID number instead, I don't have the PID number and so I need the correct key in order to convert it to the correct PID number first (with a program I do have). Now I need a program that can figure out what key(s) are incorrect etc...
Why did you send MS a list of product keys?

Because they found that they were "invalid" when in actuality, they're just incorrect on certain digits, therefore when they plug them into the computer, they're invalid. They're keys I sent in...

But if they're "incorrect on certain digits", then they ARE invalid! :laugh:

You do realize how this sounds, right?
 

dawks

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Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: dawks
rofl, this would technically be an advanced keygen of sorts and pretty much illegal.

Something like this would let one easily generate new keys.

Ideally, you should take your warezing elsewhere :D

I don't understand why you'd have MULTIPLE messed up keys. Sounds fishey to me.

Stop trying to scam MSFT and get a job?

You're an ass. I'm not trying to scam microsoft... How is it that I could *magically* have only one letter messed up in each of the keys....? It seems like the person typing in the keys screwed up and thought every Q or O was a G...!?!?! It'd be nice if they could fax it to me or something... Man this is frustrating.


The person at MSFT whos trying to verify the keys? Assuming they cant read your writing? Just type the fvckin keys, print them out, then send that. Problem solved.
 

Presence

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This is by far, the funniest thread that i have read in this forum in quite some time.
 

eminemrh25

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Are you saying you have a list of Product keys and you need to check which ones are valid without having to reinstall windows everytime?

I know of a program that you are talking about, but it is considered Warez since it can make new CD-Keys... pm me for the NAME of the software..