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Security Sticker Defeats Product Key In Showdown Of Annoying Security Devices

3.18.08 1:32 PM EDT By Meg Marco@meghann

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Our good friend Mr. Scott Kidder says,

See, I try to be a good guy and purchase a retail copy of Windows XP to use on my Macbook. But the stupid security sticker is covering up the last five digits of the product key, and trying to remove the security sticker tears the label. I give up.

Boy, that sucks.

Nice Guys Finish Last [Scott Kidder]

3.18.08By Meg Marco@meghann

security software windows fail product key

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