I sent an email to the address it said in the message and I got a reply that said the following:
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Thank you for your e-mail.? Each day our team reviews hundreds of auctions and online advertisements to identify offers involving counterfeit or otherwise unauthorized software.? Our program is primarily intended to protect internet buyers from acquiring software that they would not be licensed or otherwise authorized to use.? We carefully review the listings before we request that they be removed, nevertheless, we know that mistakes are made in a small number of cases.?
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I believe your auctions were reported to eBay due to concerns that they were offering to distribute restore, recovery, or configuration discs containing Microsoft software without also including the complete computer system with which they were originally distributed.? Restore discs containing Microsoft software are licensed "For Distribution With A New PC Only."? They are licensed under specific distribution agreements with the PC manufacturer, such as Dell, and under the terms of this license they are only to be redistributed as part of a transfer of the computer with which they were obtained.
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It's important to remember the next time you receive recovery media to be sure to keep it with the original computer.? This will ensure that you have the recovery software available in case you need to reinstall the software, and will also enable you to transfer the software with the computer to a new user in the future.? If you received recovery software without a computer system, then you should contact the original vendor to request a refund, since the original transaction would not have been authorized.?
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I hope this information has been helpful.? If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us and we will do our best to assist you.
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Thank you,
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Beth
MS NetSafe Team
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