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W2K Upgrade or Full Version???

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jesjammin

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Knowing Microsoft, this is probably a stupid question, but here goes... Is there any way I can get the W2K upgrade (B2300082), with its $70 rebate (what proof do you send in for the rebate?), if I intend to install it on a clean machine (no NT 4.0). I do have 95, 98, and ME, but doubt that will help. I am very interested in trying W2K at home, as I currently use NT 4.0 at work and soon will be upgraded to W2K there. If I must buy a full version, are there any options to lower the rather exorbitant pricing MS has on it?
 
For what it's worth, my rusty old brain remembers that there were two upgrade prices for the upgrade version of W2K. One was for NT4 ($140), and the other was for Win9X ($180). That was last Spring, when I bought the upgrade package at Office Max. That's going by the book. As I recall (and, remember, I'm damned ancient) you had to buy the $180 package, and send in for the additional part of the rebate if you were a registered user of NT4.

1. I could be mis-remembering.

2. Things could have changed since then.

So why did I post this? Heck, I already told you I was old! Beats just sittin' hear waitin' to die! 😛

Regards,
Jim
 
Yea, I thought there was an upgrade from Win 9x, but I can't seem to find any reference to it now. You'd think after the less than stellar penetration W2K has made thus far, Bill would losen up the strings a little. Guess he justs wants to milk the ME joke of an upgrade for a while! I know one thing, I can't justify $180, let alone $240+.
 
Yeah, it is kinda pricey. But some folks save enough time in reboots to make it worthwhile. Heck, even though Win98SE was pretty reliable for me (I couldn't use NT4 because of USB devices I needed to use.) my PCs run so much better on W2K that they feel like different hardware.

But bucks is bucks.

Maybe you'll find a break on the price somehow. Is there any way you can qualify for one of the academic licenses?

Regards,
Jim
 
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