Hi,
No you don't, but don't lose it either. If you should ever need to reinstall
it, you will need the Product Key on it.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts
http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
"Rizriz" <Rizriz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:785875ED-9210-4D10-A10F-2F7F69067504@microsoft.com...
>I have installed my Windows Vista Upgrade and when looking through
>everything
> that was sent to me to upgrade to Vista I noticed a bright red sticker on
> the
> packaging that reads:
> "Attention!
> The Certification of Authenticity (COA) label is attached to this
> packaging.
> You will be prompted to enter the product key from the COA label when
> installing this product. To validate your product, remove the COA label
> and
> affix it to your PC."
>
> The question that I have refers to the last sentence on this label. Do I
> really have to remove this label and stick it to me laptop? If so, where
> do I
> put it and why do I have to do this?
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> Rizriz