After low level formatting can microsoft track previously pirated windows installed on pc

Posted by Neelabh on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by Neelabh
Published on 2014-06-11T15:07:41Z Indexed on 2014/06/11 15:41 UTC
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am getting call from Microsoft and they are forcing me to purchase so many licensed software but my budget is not that much..

So they are asking for On-Site Audit (SAM Review)...

So I did low level formatting of my All PC's and Installed Ubuntu.

So can they track I installed pirated windows xp earlier on these system or I need to change hardware..

After formatting on what parameter Microsoft Track earlier piracy:
1) By any Harddisk ID
2) By any Motherboard ID
3) By any IP Address

Please help me otherwise I have to borrow so much money for licensing fee.

Thanks in Advance..

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