IMO, it implies that you get a working copy of the OS.
You could also try the Advertising Standards Authority in this country (www.asa.org.uk).

>>Kevin,
>>
>>I would contact MS and discuss this directly with them. Sounds like there trying to hose you. Was this something like "Joe's Great Computer Deals" out of the back of a magazine? <s>
>
>LOL!!
>
>Here are the details supplied with the PC on the web-site, what would you make of that?
>
>Quick Description: geforce 4 budget system
>Price: £205.00 Ex VAT £240.88 Inc VAT
>Processor: amd duron 1.3ghz
>Clock Speed: 1.3 ghz
>Harddrive: 40GB HARD DRIVE
>Ram: 256mb pc133
>Case: ATX 300 WATT
>Motherboard: pc chips 810 lmr
>Monitor: NONE
>Graphics: ge-force 4 mx 440 64mb tv-out
>Sound: 16 bit sound
>CD-Roms: 52x20x48x cd-rew
>Drives: 1.44MB FLOPPY DRIVE
>Keyboard: none
>Mouse: none
>LANs: 10\100 ON BOARD
>Modem: 56K MODEM on board
>Notes: WIN 98SE PRE LOADED plus office program
>Warrenties: 5 year warranty 1yr parts and labour 4 yrs labour
>
>Kev
>
>>Renoir
>>
>>>I've contacted them via e-mail. Basically they said I had to buy a licence to complete the registration. They said that MS is OK with them to ship the PC out without the licence.
>>>
>>>Doesn't sound right to me, and if that's the case, then they have been very misleading on their website.
>>>
>>>It says "W98SE PRELOADED"
>>>
>>>Kev
>>>
>>>>Kevin,
>>>>
>>>>Any that I have purchased (Dell, Gateway, IBM) all came with a licensed copy of the OS with the holigram sticker and license keys. Who did you get it from? Have you called them about it?
>>>>
>>>>Renoir
>>>>
>>>>>Hi
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm a bit confused about something, and I was wondering if anyone had any views on this.
>>>>>
>>>>>Is it LEGAL for a company to sell a New PC with Windows 98 PRE-LOADED (ie Without a Product Key being entered yet) and not supply a licence with it?
>>>>>
>>>>>I had a New PC and when I started it up it prompted for licence agreement and product key entry, but the company never supplied a licence with it, and advised me I need to purchase one seperatly!! Can a company ship you a PC with win98 and no licence? I'm confused....
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>Kev