Just wondering if anyone else had ever thought that when installing Windows why does MS ask you for the license key so late in the install.
The reason this comes up is because we have loads of PC's here some that came with XP OEM, some that have volume license version installed and some were full XP (not OEM or volume).
When re-installing the PC's it isnt until you have done the format, the DOS portion of the setup and most of the windows portion, that it asks you for the key and it is only at this point that it says Yey or Nay to the key you provide.
If it's the wrong one then you have used the wrong CD and need to start again from scratch, it's a right royal pain in the ass.
So why isnt it one of the first things that it asks you for?
- Discuss!
The reason this comes up is because we have loads of PC's here some that came with XP OEM, some that have volume license version installed and some were full XP (not OEM or volume).
When re-installing the PC's it isnt until you have done the format, the DOS portion of the setup and most of the windows portion, that it asks you for the key and it is only at this point that it says Yey or Nay to the key you provide.
If it's the wrong one then you have used the wrong CD and need to start again from scratch, it's a right royal pain in the ass.
So why isnt it one of the first things that it asks you for?
- Discuss!