On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 14:15:50 -0400, Nil   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 18 Aug 2013, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote in alt.os.windows-xp:   
   >   
   >> But, it turnrd out, after 30 days use, that I had been sold (by   
   >> Amazon!  ) an illegal copy of Win 7 upgrade.   
   >> And of course Amazon's return policy is limited to 30   
   >> days --so I'm simply out $115 with no recourse.   
   >   
   >That's not true. You do have recourse, as has been mentioned in your   
   >other thread.   
   >   
   >> My question --- If I now get a legal copy of Win 7, will it   
   >> correctly install over the criminal sale copy??   
   >   
   >I would think you could just use the new, legal key without   
   >reinstalling anything. You might have to register by phone.   
        But isn't a key also in the registry in encripted form?   
   So the key from the new disk won't match whatever in in the registry.   
      
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