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Windows Me - millenium edition

It's easy to spot a fake when you know how. Windows Millennium Edition has some advanced security features on both Retail and OEM versions so you can ensure you have the genuine article.

Retail products

Every retail copy of Windows Millennium Edition comes in a colourful box. Look for the new Certificate of Authenticity on the top of the box. The certificate is combined with the barcode label and it includes the following anti-counterfeiting features:

The special Microsoft logo on the left side of the sticker changes colour between silver and gold when moved.

The recycle symbol (two arrows in a circle) is heat sensitive and changes from dark green to light green when touched or heated.

Retail and OEM
Edge-to-edge CD-ROM hologram
Instead of printed text, this new hologram appears on the surface of Windows family product CD-ROMs. When tilted in the light, the hologram displays a product name and product-specific graphics from the hub to the outer edge of the CD-ROM.

OEM products
It's easy to see you're getting genuine Microsoft product with your new PC.
Before you buy a new PC with a pre-installed Microsoft® Operating System, ensure it comes with a Certificate of Authenticity lable on side of the computer. Without the label, you could be a victim of counterfeiting, and the legal and technical risks that come with it.

What kind of sticker do you have on your PC?

If you have a 'D' in the COA number on the right of the label, your PC came with a Microsoft CD with an edge-to-edge hologram. Your recovery media is genuine.	If there is no 'D', your PC may not have come with recovery media. But, if it has, the PC manufacturer's name should be branded on the recovery CD.

For additional information, visit: www.microsoft.com/piracy/howtotell

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