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[drifter106]

Hello all...

I am getting ready to put together a system and am down to where I should get my OS. Looks like the best system for my puter would be windows xp sp2. I have look at various vendors, mainly newegg, monarch (not much there and ZZF. It is usually priced around $200. Does anyone know of any place where you can purchase this OS but with it not as high as I am seeing it on these websites.

any and all replies would be appreciated...


thanks

jd

 

[Bulldog13]

If you're affiliated with a school, you could get the academic price...
Otherwise, get the upgrade version, half as much and you have to have some old windows 98 or 95 CD lying around somewhere...?

 

[drifter106]

as a matter of fact I am affiliated with a school....


do i go to newegg or some other vendor?

what is the upgraded version consist of?

if you turn in the old cd... what does that entiltle you too....

thanks for information...

 

[mundane]

Check with the head of your department; they usually know how to go about getting the software. Our school is part of the MS Academic Alliance; we're all emailed a password to download just about any of their OSes / Development tools (I don't know how I'm going to survive once I graduate). If that's not available, the campus bookstore usually has acadmic versions of their software.

 

[alm4rr]

Did you look at any Linux distros?

ps - check out the HOT DEALS forum to see if there are any special buys on xp

 

[drifter106]

thanks for the information.... its a start









thanks for the info....

 

[notfred]

Go to your college bookstore and you can get academic pricing. If you're not a college student, then that wont work (unless you're college faculty or something)

I can get it from work for like $20 because of a license agreement my emplyer has with Microsoft.

 

[user1234]

umm.... ebay ?

 

[user1234]

ummm.... pricewatch ?

man, some people might need help going to the restroom