8 Licensing
Operating System Activation:
If this product was purchased directly from HP, this product is pre-activated. HP has configured
the operating system so customer activation is not required. If this product was purchased from
your local authorized reseller, you have 60 days from the installation of the product to complete
product activation, either online or by phone directly with Microsoft. Please follow activation
instructions upon installation of the operating system. In addition, Microsoft is allowing extension
of the 60-day activation period up to 240 days. For more information, see the Microsoft knowledge
base article at:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948472
Additionally, the Microsoft software included with HPCS is BIOS-locked to HP hardware. This
software can only be installed on HP Branded hardware.
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