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Old 08-05-2007   #4 (permalink)
John Barnes


 
 

Re: COA Label on Vista Upgrade Packaging

As Rick said, but if you did an upgrade, I would seriously consider making
an image copy of your system so you never have to reinstall the previous
operating system and go thru the upgrade process again.

"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?
> --
> Rizriz


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