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Microsoft Windows XP Pro w/SP2

that says upgrade on the box, as well as, the ad. Also it says regular price $99. Sounds and looks like an upgrade version to me. Not a new clean install ..
 
2) This Microsoft academic Windows XP upgrade license requires upgrade from Windows 98/98 SE, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Home Edition. It does not allow clean installation without any of the above versions of Windows installed.
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It is not a complete install, still not bad if you need an upgrade. Who would need an upgrade at this point though...
 
And check with your school. Many large universities will give it out free/price of media. I think my copy of XP and XP-64 together cost $3
 
Originally posted by: ottothecow
And check with your school. Many large universities will give it out free/price of media. I think my copy of XP and XP-64 together cost $3
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Yeah, my school does that as well as gives away some really nice CAD programs. They don't give you a disk for those, but they install SolidWorks and AutoCAD where ever you want them too.
 
Upgrades are exactly like the full version except there's a step in there where you have to insert a previous version of windows to authenticate it.
 
Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
Originally posted by: fire400
personally I'd save myself the trouble and just spend another 50 bucks on an XP Pro SP2 full version.
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personally, i laugh at people who pay for windows.
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and from you a64 rig:
Rig Name: Athlon 64

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 1800MHz
Motherboard: ASRock K8 Combo-Z
Memory: 1024 MB of Corsair PC3200
Video Card: Sapphire ATI Radeon 9800Pro 128mb 256bit
Hard Drive: Western Digital 80.0 GB @ 7200 RPMS
Additional Hard Drives: Seagate 120.0 GB @ 7200 RPMS
Monitor: 19" Acer AL1914SMB LCD
CDROM Manufacturer & Model: Toshiba 32x CDROM
DVD Manufacturer & Model: Sony CDRW/DVD Combo
Storage Interface: IDE
Sound Card: Integrated 7.1
Internet Connection: Cebridge Cable @ 2500/512
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Other Components: Canon Powershot A75 3.2MP camera
Apple iPod 20GB
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So what you're saying is you use WinXP but you didn't pay for it...? You stole it? Or, I guess you could just be laughing at yourself.
 
Originally posted by: astrocase
Upgrades are exactly like the full version except there's a step in there where you have to insert a previous version of windows to authenticate it.
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You can use this with Boot Camp on a Mac to save some cash...you just need an external USB optical drive to put in an older disc for verification...
 
Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
Originally posted by: fire400
personally I'd save myself the trouble and just spend another 50 bucks on an XP Pro SP2 full version.
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personally, i laugh at people who pay for windows.
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Bill Gates laughs at people in prison for software piracy. 😛 That being said, I proudly wore the eyepatch and cutlass for many years before finally getting a legal copy from my school.
 
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