Medion PC MT6 MED MT Series, Getting Started Manual

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W
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CTIVATION
Microsoft is committed to the protection of intellectual prop-
erty rights and the reduction of software piracy. Therefore
Windows XP contains software-based product activation
technology. Your copy of Windows XP has already been
acti-
vated for your PC .
Product activation is needed if some components of your PC
have been replaced or you use a non-authorized BIOS. If
necessary you can activate Windows XP as often as re-
quested.
You will probably need to activate Windows XP by telephone
even if Internet Activation is available. This is due to the pre-
activated SLP version which runs with a special Product-ID.
However, activation needs your unique Product ID which can
be found on the Certificate of Authenticity sticker on your
PC housing. When you call, please inform your agent that
you are running an OEM-(SLP) version of the software.
P
RODUCT ACTIVATION ON YOUR
PC
In few cases it may still be required to activate Windows
XP . If an activation via the internet is acknowledged with an
error message you should perform the following steps.
1. Please select the telephone activation and click
until the related screen appears.
2. Now click on Change Product Key . A new win-
dow appears. Enter the product key. This is lo-
cated on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) ,
on the computer’s casing.
3. Acknowledge your entry and follow the instruc-
tions on the screen. Notify your Microsoft consult-
ant, if necessary, that you have an OEM license.