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not trying to defraud Microsoft but need a vista copy!

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  • Fonz_2
    Fonz_2 Posts: 393 Forumite
    richleeds wrote: »
    yeah I have the COA stuck on the bottom of the vaio, anyone near Leeds with a copy of vista???!! happy to pay! :D

    I'm nowhere near leeds but I'll happily post you my Vista DVD providing you send it back recorded delivery?
  • ABH_3
    ABH_3 Posts: 1,211 Forumite
    Can't you just phone microsoft up and ask them to send you a business trial? Then simply once installed, validate it with your key?
    It could have been worse. At least source code's not combustible, or you can bet somebody at McAfee would have lit it.
  • BritBrat
    BritBrat Posts: 3,764 Forumite
    Fonz wrote: »
    I'm nowhere near leeds but I'll happily post you my Vista DVD providing you send it back recorded delivery?

    Why not just make a copy and save the postage?
  • richleeds
    richleeds Posts: 182 Forumite
    ABH wrote: »
    Can't you just phone microsoft up and ask them to send you a business trial? Then simply once installed, validate it with your key?

    If they offer that service then Im happy to, I just presumed Microsoft was a bit like ebay, never any numbers to call and speak to a human!
  • richleeds
    richleeds Posts: 182 Forumite
    Fonz wrote: »
    I'm nowhere near leeds but I'll happily post you my Vista DVD providing you send it back recorded delivery?


    Thanks, happy to, would even send back special delivery - a small price to pay for my PC headache!
  • chuckles1066
    chuckles1066 Posts: 2,670 Forumite
    richleeds wrote: »
    Thanks, happy to, would even send back special delivery - a small price to pay for my PC headache!

    Probably won't work.

    Vista RTM releases are different to Vista OEM releases; the product key will fail.
    You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky

    Any advice that you receive from me is worth exactly what you paid for it. Not a penny more or a penny less.
  • richleeds
    richleeds Posts: 182 Forumite
    oh s***! really?
  • ABH_3
    ABH_3 Posts: 1,211 Forumite
    richleeds wrote: »
    If they offer that service then Im happy to, I just presumed Microsoft was a bit like ebay, never any numbers to call and speak to a human!

    Call Microsoft Direct Services, they'll direct you to whoever you need to speak too. You'll probably end up speaking to someone in some Dutch speaking country as that's what normally happens. Here's the number: 0870 60 10 100

    HTH
    It could have been worse. At least source code's not combustible, or you can bet somebody at McAfee would have lit it.
  • redux
    redux Posts: 23,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    ABH wrote: »
    ... speaking to someone in some Dutch speaking country as that's what normally happens. Here's the number: 0870 60 10 100

    Ireland actually. Use a cheap calls provider to call them direct 00353 14502113
  • ABH_3
    ABH_3 Posts: 1,211 Forumite
    redux wrote: »
    Ireland actually. Use a cheap calls provider to call them direct 00353 14502113

    Actually there is a part of Microsoft in Ireland yes, but their support services and guarantees are all handled through Microsoft Direct Services including the distribution of Demo disks etc. At least it was this way upto around 8 months ago unless something has changed.

    Still as long as the OP gets a disk, I'm sure he'll be happy :D
    It could have been worse. At least source code's not combustible, or you can bet somebody at McAfee would have lit it.
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