What does the part number on the XP Box mean?

[weirdichi]

A friend and I were talkin about computer stuff and he mentioned someting about a part number. I was just wondering what it was and where is was on the box. I'm guessing it's just a tracking number to tell if the software is legit or not? I'm not sure how anybody would check the number for legitness unless they were undercover M$ agents or something. Any ideas?

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: weirdichi
A friend and I were talkin about computer stuff and he mentioned someting about a part number. I was just wondering what it was and where is was on the box. I'm guessing it's just a tracking number to tell if the software is legit or not? I'm not sure how anybody would check the number for legitness unless they were undercover M$ agents or something. Any ideas?

If you need support on that specific piece of hardware they can see what version it was, so they'll know it is not X-Box SE or something like that.

Basically any hardware manufacturer uses this. Open up some electronics and look at the different parts. They will all have part numbers on them so if something breaks down the manufacturer knows what to send.