

Many which Shipped with XP or VISTA COA instead of 7 COA. These were not consumer machines they were corporate and Military versions. Many corporate types had thousands of them with 32 bit VISTA BusinessCOA Due to XP not being an option because we demanded a cheaper price. We had to tell him he had to leave or security would forcibly remove him from the building. When the user was informed that the COA and Licence came from Dell and that being a microsoft Authorized Refurbisher means that XP and VISTA and 7 and 8 media are not available just made the person even more belligerent. The user went on to accuse the techs of switching the WIN7 COA out 8 years ago with a Vista COA. Yesterday There was a user demanding Windows 7 license where the service tag configuration clearly states VISTA. The issue wasn't the Release Date it was the Corporate Types Demanding To stay with XP/Vista. Release Date has Nothing whatsoever to do with what COA came with a Corporate/GOV Latitude.

The Key is in the battery compartment so it isn't going to get rubbed off. The person is asking for a key here because they lost it or more likely NEVER HAD a 7 Key. DELL does not maintain a list of what KEY in SLP or COA etc came with any particular system. Your assertion that it MUST come with windows 7 COA is not based in Fact. A person asking to "retrieve a windows 7 key" is not going to be successful.
