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    What happened to the laminated Windows COAs?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ms500, Apr 22, 2008.

  1. ms500

    ms500 Notebook Consultant

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    The paper ones can get scuffed / ripped off easier, especially on a laptop, and they don't look as smart.
     
    ms500, Apr 22, 2008
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  2. Signal2Noise

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    >raises hand<

    Uh, what's a COA?


    [edit] Oh never mind. Certification of Authenticity, right? I peeled mine all off for a clean palmrest. :)
     
    Signal2Noise, Apr 22, 2008
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    chrixx Product Specialist NBR Reviewer

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    It's not on the palmrest, it's on the bottom of the notebook.
     
    chrixx, Apr 22, 2008
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    Well...yeah...it is designed this way so to discourage users to remove the COA....too many counterfeits...which is why M$ puts a hole that emulates "Natural Rippage"....but also makes the COA easily breakable when you try to remove it...Otherwise, it is fine as usual...


    [Edit to Signal2Voice] Yeah...me too...ripped my COA right off the first day I got my Dell (to have a clean underside)...now I have NO way to reinstall Vista when I change my mobo.......*just kidding~~~*
     
    shawnhao, Apr 22, 2008
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    Ah. Those ones. I've got CoA's still attached to a couple of notebooks that are 5 & 8 years old. They are unscathed and unlaminated.
     
    Signal2Noise, Apr 22, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    You could peal off the laminated ones and reapply them elsewhere...at work we did this with a few windows 98 coa's and stuck them on the wall for easy access. Each computer had its own license on the back, but we had a set few that we used for the images.

    With xp and vista they have the oem keys embedded into the cd so this is not an issue anymore...but i agree. The paper ones suck on a laptop.
     
    nizzy1115, Apr 22, 2008
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