Will using the Comet plc ruin my laptop media because they have been deemed counterfit?

Original title: the so-called knockoffs of windows Comet plc, if used will save this prog disk ruin my laptop / pc, because they have been deemed counterfit?

With the news that Comet save copies of discs are supposed to be/false Testament disk spoil my pc/laptop should ever need to restore.

The recovery disks that Comet sold appear to be copies of the recovery disks from the manufacturers that have created you yourself. In this case, they should not cause a problem. You can create your own recovery discs if you make yourself when you configure the PC and you have doubts.

The problem is not so much that these discs are fake but that MIcrosoft argues that their production on behalf of customers and charge for them, copyright violations.

For more information, see:

http://www.ZDNet.com/blog/Bott/is-UK-retail-giant-Comet-really-a-Windows-pirate/4314?tag=mantle_skin;content

http://www.ZDNet.com/blog/Bott/lost-your-Windows-discs-how-to-get-replacement-media-legally/4320?tag=content; SIU-Container

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