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raven said:I am not sure if I understand you correctly, but, if what you got are the boxed versions of Windows XP, then it should say directly on the box whether or not it has a service pack installed (--Sample--)
If that doesn't help, then I would suggest that you go to --How To Tell--, and compare your COA with the manufactured dates and release dates of SP1, SP1a, and SP2.
More on the Service Packs can be found --Here--.
- SP1: Release Date: September 9, 2002
- SP1a: Release Date: February 3, 2003
- SP2: Release Date: August 25, 2004
Raven
Certificate of Authenticity does not seem to be valid.acompdude said:This is what my COA looks like.
I am curious why you would say that? That picture is taken directly from Microsoft's website and is used as an example of how the COA looks like. If you were to take a look at the link I supplied (--Here--), then you would have noticed that it is the Blue version of the COA.Ascii2 said:Certificate of Authenticity does not seem to be valid.
raven said:I am curious why you would say that? That picture is taken directly from Microsoft's website and is used as an example of how the COA looks like. If you were to take a look at the link I supplied (--Here--), then you would have noticed that it is the Blue version of the COA.
As for the discussion of this, I believe that it is a legitimate question, as acompdude is just asking about the legalities of using a different license with an updated version of the software. As long as acompdude does not post a link to his ebay listing, or a price, then it shouldn't break the forum's advertising rules.
And as for your question acompdude, every copy of Windows should come with its own COA. If you are wanting to sell an SP2 version of Windows XP Pro which does not have a COA, with a legitament SP1 version of Windows, then that would be breaching the EULA and would be considered illegal. As long as a person has acquired a copy of windows WITHOUT purchasing it, then it is considered illegal. Service Pack 2 can be freely downloaded from Microsoft's update site, or can be ordered on a CD, free of charge (shipping might apply). What you might want to do is order a few of these disks and ship them with the SP1 XP Pro's, and maybe with a few instructions on how to update to to SP2 (or information on how to slipstream). This would keep you out of the woods, and keep microsoft off of your back.
Indeed. The example displayed on the Microsoft website is not of a valid COA.raven said:I am curious why you would say that? That picture is taken directly from Microsoft's website and is used as an example of how the COA looks like.
Possibly. Are you able to see the top of the disc well?acompdude said:Is there any way that i can tell without opening them up?
I don't believe so.acompdude said:So is it illegal to burn a copy of just service pack 2 on a disk to send with the SP1 disks.
Prot said:It is legal to burn and distribute SP2. It would be different if you had to pay microsoft $40 for SP2. It's a free distribution. You can download the whole thing in it's entirety here
It is illegal to put SP2 on your website for distribution (ok to link, but not ok to host it) I may be wrong on this, but to me it would not make sense for it to be illegal to burn copies of it as long as you aren't selling it as a stand alone product. What I mean is selling sp2 on ebay by itself, without anything else.