Vista - Vista packaging question

I bought the retail Vista Ultimate box from Best Buy.
What I've noticed is that they put a clear "semi-circle" seal at the top of
the packaging right where the Certificate of Authenticity sticker is located.
The guy at Best Buy opened the box and ripped that Certificate of
Authenticity sticker while removing the plastic seal.

Was that Certificate of Authenticity sticker important? Should I ask for a
replacement?

On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:51:50 -0700, Phil
<Phil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I bought the retail Vista Ultimate box from Best Buy.
>What I've noticed is that they put a clear "semi-circle" seal at the top of
>the packaging right where the Certificate of Authenticity sticker is located.
> The guy at Best Buy opened the box and ripped that Certificate of
>Authenticity sticker while removing the plastic seal.
>
>Was that Certificate of Authenticity sticker important? Should I ask for a
>replacement?

No. It just shows it is a "genuine" copy of Windows. Which of course
the Chinese counterfiters duplicate very nicely. <wink>

As long as the disc is undamaged AND you can read the product key
(inside), your next problem will be opening the #9#@#!@ packaging.
Find the little bump about a half inch in from the edge put your
fingernail under lift up and push toward the curved side of the top.
If the moon isn't in the full phase and it isn't a odd number day, and
you remember to face toward Redmond Washington (home of Microsoft) the
package should open. Well most times it does. ;-)

or he could just press down on the top of the curve near the back and pull
out from the front, the way the package was designed to be opened *sighs*


"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:51:50 -0700, Phil
> <Phil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>I bought the retail Vista Ultimate box from Best Buy.
>>What I've noticed is that they put a clear "semi-circle" seal at the top
>>of
>>the packaging right where the Certificate of Authenticity sticker is
>>located.
>> The guy at Best Buy opened the box and ripped that Certificate of
>>Authenticity sticker while removing the plastic seal.
>>
>>Was that Certificate of Authenticity sticker important? Should I ask for
>>a
>>replacement?
>
> No. It just shows it is a "genuine" copy of Windows. Which of course
> the Chinese counterfiters duplicate very nicely. <wink>
>
> As long as the disc is undamaged AND you can read the product key
> (inside), your next problem will be opening the #9#@#!@ packaging.
> Find the little bump about a half inch in from the edge put your
> fingernail under lift up and push toward the curved side of the top.
> If the moon isn't in the full phase and it isn't a odd number day, and
> you remember to face toward Redmond Washington (home of Microsoft) the
> package should open. Well most times it does. ;-)
>
>