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Call<br />
1-800-RU-LEGIT <br />
With the Key from the COA
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Call
1-800-RU-LEGIT
With the Key from the COA

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@MASQUERAID<br />
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That will tell whether the software is a *genuine* Microsoft product. This site will also help someone determine the same thing:<br />
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<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/" rel="ugc">http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/</a><br />
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Neither of these will tell whether the software has been previously *installed or registered*. There is no way to tell if the previous owner installed the software on another system or registered it after doing so.
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@MASQUERAID

That will tell whether the software is a *genuine* Microsoft product. This site will also help someone determine the same thing:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ [http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/]

Neither of these will tell whether the software has been previously *installed or registered*. There is no way to tell if the previous owner installed the software on another system or registered it after doing so.

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Depending on the license type, it can be legal to transfer from one owner to the next, ONCE, provided the CD and the license sticker go with it, along with all supported manuals....<br />
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OEM cannot be done like this, but Retail can be transferred a limited number of times....
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Depending on the license type, it can be legal to transfer from one owner to the next, ONCE, provided the CD and the license sticker go with it, along with all supported manuals....

OEM cannot be done like this, but Retail can be transferred a limited number of times....

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Someone is trying to sell a copy of windows to me at a discounted price. &nbsp; &nbsp;He claim he has bought extra and willing to sell it at a big discount.<br />
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He can show me the COA and the CD such. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I still have doubt that it may be registered. &nbsp; &nbsp;Is there a way to check if the copy of the windows is registered prior to buying it or installing it ?<br />
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Thanks!<br />

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Someone is trying to sell a copy of windows to me at a discounted price.    He claim he has bought extra and willing to sell it at a big discount.

He can show me the COA and the CD such.       I still have doubt that it may be registered.    Is there a way to check if the copy of the windows is registered prior to buying it or installing it ?

Thanks!


How to check if the windows has been registered before you install it

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.

Windows OS

Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. For large systems, the operating system makes sure that different programs and users running at the same time do not interfere with each other. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system. Operating systems provide a software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run.

Operating Systems

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.