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Thread ID: 118039 2011-05-17 01:57:00 How long should I wait for W7 licence? afe66 (13778) Press F1
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1202641 2011-05-17 01:57:00 Decided to support local assembler for the first time in 15 years for rush office only box. Took a month to deliver (!) and now been waiting for the licence disc/stickers etc to arrive so I can activate for the last two weeks.

What should I do ?contact microsoft?


D.:mad:
afe66 (13778)
1202642 2011-05-17 02:02:00 A COA should have been attached to the box already. Did you get installation media and is the COA in the DVD case? Snorkbox (15764)
1202643 2011-05-17 02:11:00 Nope. No stickers, no discs, no COD, no DVD box, no shrink wrapped anything.

Just a case (and the wrong graphics card - I cant be bothered argueing)


D.
afe66 (13778)
1202644 2011-05-17 02:19:00 Based on what you say contacting Microsoft may be the best answer I suspect. Snorkbox (15764)
1202645 2011-05-17 02:25:00 The PC could be built and W7 installed without a COA, but realistically, even having to order the DVD which comes with the COA -- over night if ordered before 3pm - two days at the most.

Currently its 1.24pm, If I ordered one now from suppliers in Auckland, and I'm in wellington, I would have it by tomorrow morning 7.30am (comes via courier).
wainuitech (129)
1202646 2011-05-17 02:53:00 Nope. No stickers, no discs, no COD,
Just a case (and the wrong graphics card


What? Take it back and get a refund. Support your local shop only if they aren't cowboys.
pctek (84)
1202647 2011-05-17 02:53:00 I'm not sure how ringing Microsoft will help you here

You should start with the PC System Builder who sold you the PC

Why do they say why you don't have the Windows 7 license you paid for yet?
nmercer (3899)
1202648 2011-05-17 03:03:00 In the mean time, open a command prompt (type "cmd" into the 'run' field of the start menu) and enter "slmgr -rearm" then reboot. That will give you another 30 days before you have to activate windows. you can do this 2 or 3 times :) pablo d (15490)
1202649 2011-05-17 03:06:00 The machine was only supposed to take 4 days to build, box, single 4g stick of ram, single HD, generic case and PSU, septron, $80 grafix card .

Cant source this cant source that,
yes all the bits have arrived and will be ready on monday
sorry we did get a chance to assemble as 4 others to build come back in a few days,
oh sorry still not built it yet - OK give me all that parts and I'll do it myself . . . . Oh you dont have all the parts after all, still missing the $45 CPU?
What about all the ads on the walls selling systems with those exact CPUs, oh you dont actually have any stock its all ordered when needed . Come back in a few days .
Ohh still not finished will deliver it tonight (no ways I'm tellijg you where I live mate)
Box received and does run explorer and open office (though with different $80 card .
Thanks . . . where is the windows DVD . ? Ahh none in stock come back on friday or monday have orders expected then .
Oh havent arrived .
I'll email you in a few days when they arrive .

A few days later and two further emails . . . . . . . here I am posting .
afe66 (13778)
1202650 2011-05-17 03:08:00 name & shame! pablo d (15490)
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