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    Where to buy XP Home from?

    Hello,
    Where is the cheapest place to get XP home (or possibly win 2000. Or xp pro if its cheaper than home edition b/c of some mistake) from?

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    Cheapest way is to buy it as an OEM copy, but you need to buy a piece of qualifying hardware along with it, but that could be the nastiest cheapest mouse in the world. CPU City do XP Home OEM for £56.

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    actually, a mouse wouldn't be qualifying hardware under the license terms (the hardware must be non-peripheral)

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    *Ahem* fair point; buy a power cable instead . http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...sb_050214.mspx

    Seriously, they specifically state that a power cord'll do.

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    Is it safe to buy it off ebay?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ajbrun
    Is it safe to buy it off ebay?
    no. not at all. that'll just be people selling the oem versions which came with a new pc (which is not legal/licensed)

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    Quote Originally Posted by ajbrun
    Is it safe to buy it off ebay?
    i dunno some are obviously dodgy. Some might be ok though?

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    Don't. It'll be less hassle, and it will be legal, to buy it off a reputable reseller. With a power cord, or an IDE cable or something; the requirement is that it be sold with a component integral to the operation of the PC.

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    costs more though to buy it from a shop!

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    also, if you owned the COA in your hands, wouldnt it be legal for you anyway?

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    Might be worth checking if you can get it free/discounted through your office/work/school/uni etc...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Twigman
    Might be worth checking if you can get it free/discounted through your office/work/school/uni etc...
    yea i'm going to college next yr, i think i can get xp pro for me, then i could use the xp home i already have on the other computer. but i have to wait ages for that!!!

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    Repeat after me; "A COA is not a license...A COA is not a license...A COA is not a license" . Seriously, though, it sounds like whatever the legalities and whatever the advice you're going to hit ebay for it anyway.

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    ok. But i stil lneed the coa and the serial for it to be licensed propperly, don't i?

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    You do, and part of the license is that you slap the COA on the machine that you're applying the license to, never for it to shift...

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    Also, if you're going to pay to do it illegally, then why not just get a copy off a m8?

    Do it properly, from a reputable reseller.

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