While setting up a new server recently, I found that I had the necessary hardware but lacked a Windows Server 2003 license. A discount company on the Web was asking $600 for a copy of Windows 2003 Standard Edition—ouch. Ah, but wait, here in my Inbox was an email message advertising discount software. Couldn't hurt to open it up and take a look, right? Wow, an "OEM" copy of Windows 2003 for only $69!

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