We [ non profit ] recieved several Toshiba laptops with the XP pro COA’s .
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Toshiba was less than helpfull !
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They complained that since we were not the original purchasers we needed to pay the full retail price $199 , if I remember correctly , for new load disks .
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Were we the orignal purchasers it may have cost as little as $17 or so !
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So here I go ……… had a “shop copy” to use for a needed file from time to time , and yes I loaded it hoping beyond all hope [ and common sense ] that it would allow me to insert the COA’s from the machines ………… but no ….
of coarse !
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Some one suggested sysprep …….. well since I had never used it ….. another 3 hours wasted !
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Does anyone have an answer that I could be over looking ?
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Besides tossing the donated laptops and sending a nasty gram to the ceo of toshitba ……….
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Help ……… having a bald moment here 🙂
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Mike