News - Microsoft challenged over Windows COA stickers

[Flash477]

I have the perfect solution, and it is the one I use

I stick mine to the CD case that has my disk in it - problem solved It worked for years before, so why mess with it

[Agent]

Now now Flash, a lot of us wouldn't be in a job if people took a common sense approach

[Arthran]

Now now Flash, a lot of us wouldn't be in a job if people took a common sense approach

End users with common sense? Where can i buy these?

[Lu-tze]

Assuming you can still access the desktop, this handy application can tell you your product key

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/

[blinky]

If the machine is built using an OEM it will not use the product key on the side anyway.

For XP it will use the SLP information in the BIOS with the matching certificate on the installation CD and matching serial key.
It's relatively easy to change between retail / VLK and OEM editions by extracting the files from the CD, changing setupp.ini and burning a new CD.

For Vista it will use the SLIC 2.0 / 2.1 information in the matching certificate on the installation CD and matching serial key.

A bit of internet searching will get you the appropriate serials and certificates...

[Percy1983]

I usually stick them on the inside of the PC (usually the side of the PSU), completely protected, always with the PC and easy to get to if needed.

[Golden Dragoon]

I have always stuck them on the outside, where the mobo IO ports are, there is usualy plenty of space there, and not much that gets hot and weaken the glue (well unless you have one of theose mobos that has a heatpipe that dumps the chipset/mosfets heat right next to the sticker lol)