Cheapest Place to get Windows XP Pro

CedarTeeth135

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Hey, I've really wanted XP Pro for a while and now that I have some money maybe I can get it, but most of the places I look have high prices for it. Newegg.com has the FULL version (OEM) for 150 bucks, while i can get the upgrade version at BestBuy for 200. I was hoping there is somewere I can get the OEM upgrade version of XP Pro for pretty cheap.

I don't mind having an OEM copy as I don't really need directions on how to install it, I am confident I can manage.

Well, thanx for the help.
 

DannyBoy

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Originally posted by: CedarTeeth135
YGPM?


I hear Kazaa is doing a good deal on it at the moment

I wouldn't mind downloading it, but first my dad wouldn't allow it and second I would feel bad downloading a bootleg copy of a whole O/S, something I use all the time, it just wouldn't be right.


Thanx, I'll have to check it out.

Ok 1) How old are you? (Regarding the dad thing)
and 2) The other few million million people who have a bootleg copy dont feel guilty :p

ill garuntee 60-70 percent of AT'rs runnin a copied version of xp pro :p

dan
 

Derango

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Originally posted by: MrFiTTy
Originally posted by: CedarTeeth135
YGPM?


I hear Kazaa is doing a good deal on it at the moment

I wouldn't mind downloading it, but first my dad wouldn't allow it and second I would feel bad downloading a bootleg copy of a whole O/S, something I use all the time, it just wouldn't be right.


Thanx, I'll have to check it out.

Ok 1) How old are you? (Regarding the dad thing)
and 2) The other few million million people who have a bootleg copy dont feel guilty :p

ill garuntee 60-70 percent of AT'rs runnin a copied version of xp pro :p

dan

Well...I think its good to find someone who has some sort of morals...stop bugging him :p
 

DannyBoy

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Originally posted by: Derango
Originally posted by: MrFiTTy
Originally posted by: CedarTeeth135
YGPM?


I hear Kazaa is doing a good deal on it at the moment

I wouldn't mind downloading it, but first my dad wouldn't allow it and second I would feel bad downloading a bootleg copy of a whole O/S, something I use all the time, it just wouldn't be right.


Thanx, I'll have to check it out.

Ok 1) How old are you? (Regarding the dad thing)
and 2) The other few million million people who have a bootleg copy dont feel guilty :p

ill garuntee 60-70 percent of AT'rs runnin a copied version of xp pro :p

dan

Well...I think its good to find someone who has some sort of morals...stop bugging him :p

Just because you dont derango :p
Dont mean you have to stick up for people who do :p:p
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:p

dan
 

IdahoB

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Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
is it really piracy? or is it robin hoodery?

Not sure if that's a word, pretty sure it should be hyphenated if it is :p

Software piracy is so rife everybody ends up developing their own little code for it. Some of the most common and popular arguments:

a) I can't afford it anyway, so it's piracy or nothing, either way the developer gets nothing except a user, and poor users can become rich customers.
b) Hell, I don't even know if I want it yet, and I'm damned if I'm paying until it's thoroughly evaluated. Until the next version is out should be about right.
c) I'm a student/child/pensioner/benefit fraudster and therefore I shouldn't have to pay in the first place.
e) I'm a geek, and I want a working copy of everything, regardless of whether I use it or not, and can't possibly pay for it all.
c) It's made by MS and therefore paying for it is probably a sin or something

If your concience bothers you, good for you. If you don't do it for fear of your dad... get him a whiskey and do it when he passes out :)
 

CedarTeeth135

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YGPM?



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I wouldn't mind downloading it, but first my dad wouldn't allow it and second I would feel bad downloading a bootleg copy of a whole O/S, something I use all the time, it just wouldn't be right.


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Thanx, I'll have to check it out.
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Ok 1) How old are you? (Regarding the dad thing)
and 2) The other few million million people who have a bootleg copy dont feel guilty

ill garuntee 60-70 percent of AT'rs runnin a copied version of xp pro

dan
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Well...I think its good to find someone who has some sort of morals...stop bugging him [Q/]



1) I'm 14 2) so what, I don't mind runing "unregistered" copies of some things, but a whole O/S is just way too much. Something that I can't run my computer without, even if it is made by M$, I will pay for it.


Thanx for sticking up for me Derango.
 

ojai00

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If you're a college student, you can might be able to get a copy from your school. Check to see if they're part of the M$ program (not sure of the exact name). If they don't have it, you should be able to get the Academic version of Windows XP Pro for around $100. I've been running it for more than a year without any problems. Hope this helps. :)
 

thatbox

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I'd be interested in knowing just how many people in these forums had to ditch FCKGW for SP1....Just curious....
 

NetGuySC

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I'd be interested in knowing just how many people in these forums had to ditch FCKGW for SP1....Just curious....

err....that would hing on your definition of ditch.... :p
 

RalfHutter

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Originally posted by: thatbox
I'd be interested in knowing just how many people in these forums had to ditch FCKGW for SP1....Just curious....

Not me. Three copies of $49 GoPro here. :)