HeyBub wrote:
> BeachgalSuz wrote:
>> I am the Librarian at my children's school. A parent saw that the
>> library didn't have a computer, so she bought one at a yard sale.
>> She said that the man told her the computer works "just fine". He
>> even gave her the Windows XP Home Edition disk, in case there were
>> any problems. Well, we decided it was best to re-install Windows XP
>> due to problems. It downloaded perfectly, but I keep getting the
>> message to complete registration. The problem, WE DON'T HAVE THE
>> INTERNET AT SCHOOL!! How can I register the product?!?
>>
>> I thought about bringing the computer home and using my connection,
>> but would that make the computer registered to my account?
>
> Why don't you have internet at school? Or is it just in the library?
>
> An even bigger question is why have millions been paying a "universal access
> fee" (the 'Al Gore' tax) on their telephone bills since forever to guarantee
> that you do?
>
> This situation would be completely unacceptable in any community of which
> I'm aware.
>
>
you can select to call an employee at Microsoft and you will get a
number that you tell him/her and then you get another number from the
same person to put in the box and then you have activated
windows/registered.