Change the product key: MCE 2002 installed. MCE 2004 available button

Hello.  I had brought my PC repair; they have reinstalled MCE 2002 and a key that "they" (disc vs the OS that I gave them...).  I had initially MCE 2004 installed on the system.  I have the disc of BONE and the MCE 2004 product key.

(a) should even be concerned about the upgrade to MCE 2004 on 2002/all advantage (as I REALLY don't want to reinstall the entire OS)?
(b) given that the operating system is the MCE 2002 currently; I assume I shouldn't update the product key unless I am change the operating system to MCE 2004 (see link): http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/PKUInstructions.aspx
(c) for the operating system reinstalled repair shop, they need not make a RAID 0 configuration (which existed previously).  When the PC starts up, if I change this in the configuration of the PC, do I need to reinstall the operating system (sorry to put this question here...).
Thank you :-)
James

The product key update tool does not work beyond the limits of liberation - and does not in all cases with MCE.

As says Sandeep - your best course of action is complain volubly shop and force them to do the job you requested in the first place, or give you a refund.

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