Gerhard Fiedler wrote: > Russell McMahon wrote: > >>>> You need to have a license certificate for your OEM Vista. Mine is >>>> placed on the Vista DVD box. >> >>> The certificate is on the machine. That is typical for all the major >>> vendors. >> >> FWIW AFAIR placing the COA sticker on the PC concerned is a condition >> of the licence for uSoft O/S products. > > I think this is only true for OEM licensed products that were bought > with OEM hardware. Retail software comes with its own sticker that AFAIK > doesn't have to be on the system. > > Also according to the doc it looks like it does not have to be on PC in case of a small manufacturer. They used "the COA is typically affixed" phrase. --- For Windows software that comes pre-installed by a small manufacturer (also known as a System Builder) on a computer, the COA is typically affixed to the body of the computer. --- -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist