Good Lord was I angry last night!
I called the Microsoft NZ Anti-piracy line.
I got shifted from pillar to post for 2 and a 1/2 hours.
Luckily it was a free call number.
But I'm still none the wiser, the guy that built this computer for me passed away 2 years ago.
He built the system for me to say thanks for all the Hardware repairs (Monitors, M/Boards, etc) I did for him while he ran an Internet Cafe.
He was diagnosed with cancer so he wanted to see the world.
Anyhow, try and tell some young, just out of school IT "technician", that story!.
All he did was refer me to the Anti-Piracy webpage(which was where I had bloody well come from in the first place), and get this, you aren't asked for a code on your computer(like as in a series of numbers or whatever).
You have to tell Microshaft what colour your "sticker" and your "CD" was and if it had a "feathered edge"
Basically, I have to buy a new version of XP.
Which anyone that knows me well enough, won't be happening.
Linux here I come!
So watch out for a plethora of Linux questions coming up in this area.
I've had enough of Microshaft.
[This message has been edited by Trumpy (edited 06-17-2005).]
