How can I be certain I have legitimate Microsoft products if they came preinstalled on my computer's hard disk?
Microsoft licenses many personal computer system manufacturers to preinstall systems products directly on the hard disks of their computers for sale. In some instances, computer manufacturers are also licensed to preinstall specific application products on the hard disk. These products include system software such as Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition and server products such as Microsoft Windows NT Server, as well as applications such as Microsoft Works.
For Microsoft products, the computer manufacturers must include inside the computer box an End-User License Agreement (EULA), a Microsoft registration card, and, for systems products and most application products, a Certificate of Authenticity. In most instances, computer manufacturers also include the product manual and a set of product disks or a CD-ROM.
Questions and answers about the End User License Agreement
