Vista free upgrade coupon warning

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just in case any of you are building a pc and are purchasing winxp OEM with the free vista upgrade coupon...make absolutely sure you know what you're getting because Microsoft only allows those coupons to be redeemed if you bought it with a pre-built system 9when you order the dvd it comes on it asks for a pc serial number that vendors are required to put on pre-built pcs ..the shit is hitting the fan at a few online retailers because no one knows exactly what Microsoft will honour or not ...I bought a copy without realising you need to purchase it as part of a package
 
I thought the pc serial number is basically the O/S serial number (the sticker that is supplied with XP OEM) which you have to affix to your computer to authenticate the OS on it.
 
yes but you also have to include the serial number supplied by the company that built the pc
there's 3 distinct numbers you have to have ..2 supplied by the pc manufacturer

right now there's confusion and the MCE version isnt even included on the site where you upgrade to vista ..it's only home and pro versions
 
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