On 27-May-09 18:11:58, Adam Bower wrote:
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 05:43:49PM +0100, Ted Harding wrote:
And I have no recollection of being asked at any time if I wanted this. If I had been, I would have said no -- because the first thing I intended to do was to wipe off Windows and put on Linux, which would probably have voided any warranty. (In any case, I never take up these "product cover & support" things).
If the very first thing you did was remove windows and never ran it or agreed to the license agreement you are entitled under Microsoft rules to return it to the vendor for a refund. (at least this was certainly the case in the past) So, I think you should be asking PC World for a refund for the unused software!
Adam
Unfortunately I *did* run Windows as the first thing, just to get the "feel" of the machine before proceeding. Then I did wipe it and install Debian Lenny.
So, in all honesty (!!) I don't think I should follow that up! (In any case, I suspect it may have quietly registered itself because it was connected to my ADSL at the time ... ). Ted.
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