Shouldn't Windows Media Center Edition come with a COA Sticker?

[Glendor]

The title pretty much says it all. If you buy WinMCE 2005, it comes with two CDs, and a typical yellow Key sticker, but shouldn't it also have the hologram sticker that serves as the COA; even if it's OEM?

 

[n0cmonkey]

It's possible.

 

[Glendor]

Anybody here an expert on this question?

Glendor...

 

[Wizkid]

I don't believe that OEM anything should come with those yellow key stickers, those are only on volume licensed software according to my experience (could be wrong). I would definitely contact microsoft anti-piracy and ask them to confirm whether you have a valid license, b/c my gut feeling is that you bought software which was not supposed to be re-sold.

 

[Glendor]

I'll try to register them today, hopefully I won't have a problem. The CDs do NOT say "not for resale" and are not branded as Dell, Compaq, Gateway, etc...

 

[rbV5]

My OEM MCE 2005 came with a COA sticker to stick to the case, it has a keyboard background and a small hologram on the right side with COAPC repeated under (no yellow key sticker). I purchased it at Newegg the day they were available.


EDIT: I also got a copy with my Action Pack subscription. The media is exactly the same...and it came with a yellow key sticker...and no hologram COA sticker hmmmmm.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: rbV5
EDIT: I also got a copy with my Action Pack subscription. The media is exactly the same...and it came with a yellow key sticker...and no hologram COA sticker hmmmmm.

That's what my AP copy is like as well.

 

[Glendor]

from the guy who sold it to me
There is no COA sticker, just the hologrammed CDs and the CD Key... This is how it came to me as a demo OEM copy.

Great, what is this Action Pack you folks described. Is it a Not for resale item?

Glendor...

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: Glendor

from the guy who sold it to me
There is no COA sticker, just the hologrammed CDs and the CD Key... This is how it came to me as a demo OEM copy.

Great, what is this Action Pack you folks described. Is it a Not for resale item?

Glendor...

Microsoft Action Pack is a great program (IMHO) if you can qualify Link

Its subscription based, definately NFR and licences are not transferable.

 

[Deleted member 139972]

I've gotten microsoft software that didn't have the COA. It was thru my schools Buckeye Bundle student software program.