MICROSOFT PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS

SERVICE PACK 3 FOR WINDOWS XP

These license terms are an agreement between 
Microsoft Corporation (or based on where you 
live, one of its affiliates) and you. Please 
read them. They apply to the pre-release 
software named above, which includes the 
media on which you received it, if any. The 
terms also apply to any Microsoft

 updates,

 supplements,

 Internet-based services, and 

 support services

for this software, unless other terms 
accompany those items. If so, those terms 
apply.

By using the software, you accept these 
terms. If you do not accept them, do not use 
the software.

If you comply with these license terms, you 
have the rights below.

1. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS. 

 You may install and test any number of 
copies of the software on your premises for 
use with a licensed version of Windows XP. 

 You may not test the software in a live 
operating environment unless Microsoft 
permits you to do so under another agreement.

2. TERM. The term of this agreement is until 
30/06/2008, or commercial release of the 
software, whichever is first.

3. PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE. This software is a 
pre-release version. It may not work the way 
a final version of the software will. We may 
change it for the final, commercial version. 
We also may not release a commercial version.

4. FEEDBACK. If you give feedback about the 
software to Microsoft, you give to Microsoft, 
without charge, the right to use, share and 
commercialize your feedback in any way and 
for any purpose. You also give to third 
parties, without charge, any patent rights 
needed for their products, technologies and 
services to use or interface with any 
specific parts of a Microsoft software or 
service that includes the feedback. You will 
not give feedback that is subject to a 
license that requires Microsoft to license 
its software or documentation to third 
parties because we include your feedback in 
them. These rights survive this agreement.

5. Scope of License. The software is 
licensed, not sold. This agreement only gives 
you some rights to use the software. 
Microsoft reserves all other rights. Unless 
applicable law gives you more rights despite 
this limitation, you may use the software 
only as expressly permitted in this agreement.
In doing so, you must comply with any 
technical limitations in the software that 
only allow you to use it in certain ways. You 
may not

 disclose the results of any benchmark 
tests of the software to any third party 
without Microsoft's prior written approval;

 work around any technical limitations in 
the software;

 reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble 
the software, except and only to the extent 
that applicable law expressly permits, 
despite this limitation;

 make more copies of the software than 
specified in this agreement or allowed by 
applicable law, despite this limitation;

 publish the software for others to copy;

 rent, lease or lend the software;

 transfer the software or this agreement to 
any third party; or

 use the software for commercial software 
hosting services.

6. Export Restrictions. The software is 
subject to United States export laws and 
regulations. You must comply with all 
domestic and international export laws and 
regulations that apply to the software. These 
laws include restrictions on destinations, 
end users and end use. For additional 
information, see www.microsoft.com/exporting 
<http://www.microsoft.com/exporting>.

7. SUPPORT SERVICES. Because this software 
is 'as is,' we may not provide support 
services for it.

8. Entire Agreement. This agreement, and the 
terms for supplements, updates, Internet-
based services and support services that you 
use, are the entire agreement for the 
software and support services.

9. Applicable Law.

a. United States. If you acquired the 
software in the United States, Washington 
state law governs the interpretation of this 
agreement and applies to claims for breach of 
it, regardless of conflict of laws principles.
The laws of the state where you live govern 
all other claims, including claims under 
state consumer protection laws, unfair 
competition laws, and in tort.

b. Outside the United States. If you 
acquired the software in any other country, 
the laws of that country apply.

10. Legal Effect. This agreement describes 
certain legal rights. You may have other 
rights under the laws of your country. You 
may also have rights with respect to the 
party from whom you acquired the software. 
This agreement does not change your rights 
under the laws of your country if the laws of 
your country do not permit it to do so.

11. Disclaimer of Warranty. The software is 
licensed 'as-is.' You bear the risk of using 
it. Microsoft gives no express warranties, 
guarantees or conditions. You may have 
additional consumer rights under your local 
laws which this agreement cannot change. To 
the extent permitted under your local laws, 
Microsoft excludes the implied warranties of 
merchantability, fitness for a particular 
purpose and non-infringement.

12. Limitation on and Exclusion of Remedies 
and Damages. You can recover from Microsoft 
and its suppliers only direct damages up to U.
S. $5.00. You cannot recover any other 
damages, including consequential, lost 
profits, special, indirect or incidental 
damages.

This limitation applies to

 anything related to the software, services,
content (including code) on third party 
Internet sites, or third party programs; and

 claims for breach of contract, breach of 
warranty, guarantee or condition, strict 
liability, negligence, or other tort to the 
extent permitted by applicable law.

It also applies even if Microsoft knew or 
should have known about the possibility of 
the damages. The above limitation or 
exclusion may not apply to you because your 
country may not allow the exclusion or 
limitation of incidental, consequential or 
other damages.

Please note: As this software is distributed 
in Quebec, Canada, some of the clauses in 
this agreement are provided below in French.

Remarque : Ce logiciel tant distribu au 
Qubec, Canada, certaines des clauses dans ce 
contrat sont fournies ci-dessous en franais.

EXONRATION DE GARANTIE. Le logiciel vis 
par une licence est offert " tel quel ". 
Toute utilisation de ce logiciel est  votre 
seule risque et pril. Microsoft n'accorde 
aucune autre garantie expresse. Vous pouvez 
bnficier de droits additionnels en vertu du 
droit local sur la protection des 
consommateurs, que ce contrat ne peut 
modifier. La ou elles sont permises par le 
droit locale, les garanties implicites de 
qualit marchande, d'adquation  un usage 
particulier et d'absence de contrefaon sont 
exclues.

LIMITATION DES DOMMAGES-INTRETS ET 
EXCLUSION DE RESPONSABILIT POUR LES DOMMAGES.
Vous pouvez obtenir de Microsoft et de ses 
fournisseurs une indemnisation en cas de 
dommages directs uniquement  hauteur de 5,00 
$ US. Vous ne pouvez prtendre  aucune 
indemnisation pour les autres dommages, y 
compris les dommages spciaux, indirects ou 
accessoires et pertes de bnfices.

Cette limitation concerne :

 tout ce qui est reli au logiciel, aux 
services ou au contenu (y compris le code) 
figurant sur des sites Internet tiers ou dans 
des programmes tiers ; et

 les rclamations au titre de violation de 
contrat ou de garantie, ou au titre de 
responsabilit stricte, de ngligence ou 
d'une autre faute dans la limite autorise 
par la loi en vigueur.

Elle s'applique galement, mme si Microsoft 
connaissait ou devrait connatre 
l'ventualit d'un tel dommage. Si votre pays 
n'autorise pas l'exclusion ou la limitation 
de responsabilit pour les dommages indirects,
accessoires ou de quelque nature que ce soit, 
il se peut que la limitation ou l'exclusion 
ci-dessus ne s'appliquera pas  votre gard.

EFFET JURIDIQUE. Le prsent contrat dcrit 
certains droits juridiques. Vous pourriez 
avoir d'autres droits prvus par les lois de 
votre pays. Le prsent contrat ne modifie pas 
les droits que vous confrent les lois de 
votre pays si celles-ci ne le permettent pas.

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