When the Microsoft conference was held at the Hilton hotel in Durbz last year I approached Tracy from Microsoft with the following question/
"Say I had a copied CD at home - and no original CD to show for my Microsoft product,BUT I have a original product key - what would the consequences be for me,"
She replied - you can basically order the CD for free from Microsoft, as long as you can prove you have a original product key - we do not moan about a backup of your CD, as long as you do not use a pirated key you should be fine.
Soo from what I gather there is that I am paying +-600 odd rand for a piece of paper... lol
I do have a XP Home product key that I can sell to anyone...