I don't worry about MS losing money, but that certainly appears to be
illegal, and you have to wonder what the long-term consequences will
be. These keys are sometimes invalidated remotely, then you're out the
 £18 and still need a valid key.

On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 9:30 AM, D JONES <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I recently had a similar problem in that I didn't realise I had to have a new licence for installing Win 7 on another PC. Microsoft told me to buy another licence. Theirs was more than I could afford and googled "Key code for Win 7" and several sellers came up. I bought one for £18 and it works fine. I have just googled Win XP and there are several outlets selling Win XP licences incuding Ebay.
>
> Dorothy Jones
>
>
> --- On Fri, 22/4/11, Bruce Lund <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Bruce Lund <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [PCBUILD] Who should reactivate my Windows license?
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Friday, 22 April, 2011, 11:55
>
> OK, for those that have been watching, I just did an XP Home restore on my eMachines
>  D2880.
> Computer was purchased new over 5 years ago.I paid to have a new mother board installed about a year ago.I did a system restore last week due to a system error.I
>
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