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Windows XP Professional CHEAP!

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BobTacoKing

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I found yet another gem from the fabulous site of Newegg.com. You can buy Windows XP Pro w/ SP2 for only $82.00. This is the academic retail version that contains all the functionality of the regular version. Happy Shopping! 🙂

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I thought you had to be a student to purchase it, and even if you are a student you could get it cheaper from your university. I got XP Pro w/SP2 for 11 dollars from mine.
 
Originally posted by: tfinch2
I thought you had to be a student to purchase it, and even if you are a student you could get it cheaper from your university. I got XP Pro w/SP2 for 11 dollars from mine.
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Yep got my XPpro sp2 for $6! Hows that for cheap?
 
Originally posted by: homercles337
Originally posted by: tfinch2
I thought you had to be a student to purchase it, and even if you are a student you could get it cheaper from your university. I got XP Pro w/SP2 for 11 dollars from mine.
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Yep got my XPpro sp2 for $6! Hows that for cheap?
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My school gives the compsci majors free copies of XP Pro, Sever 2003, and a bunch of other stuff 🙂 of course they are still just copies, not nice stamped discs though
 
Originally posted by: Steelerz37
Originally posted by: homercles337
Originally posted by: tfinch2
I thought you had to be a student to purchase it, and even if you are a student you could get it cheaper from your university. I got XP Pro w/SP2 for 11 dollars from mine.
Click to expand...


Yep got my XPpro sp2 for $6! Hows that for cheap?
Click to expand...


My school gives the compsci majors free copies of XP Pro, Sever 2003, and a bunch of other stuff 🙂 of course they are still just copies, not nice stamped discs though
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Same here, I just paid the 11 for the nice stamped copy though.
 
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Originally posted by: Steelerz37
Originally posted by: homercles337
Originally posted by: tfinch2
I thought you had to be a student to purchase it, and even if you are a student you could get it cheaper from your university. I got XP Pro w/SP2 for 11 dollars from mine.
Click to expand...


Yep got my XPpro sp2 for $6! Hows that for cheap?
Click to expand...


My school gives the compsci majors free copies of XP Pro, Sever 2003, and a bunch of other stuff 🙂 of course they are still just copies, not nice stamped discs though
Click to expand...

Same here, I just paid the 11 for the nice stamped copy though.
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Did you guys get the license stickers with that?
 
Originally posted by: IBUYCHEAP
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Originally posted by: Steelerz37
Originally posted by: homercles337
Originally posted by: tfinch2
I thought you had to be a student to purchase it, and even if you are a student you could get it cheaper from your university. I got XP Pro w/SP2 for 11 dollars from mine.
Click to expand...


Yep got my XPpro sp2 for $6! Hows that for cheap?
Click to expand...


My school gives the compsci majors free copies of XP Pro, Sever 2003, and a bunch of other stuff 🙂 of course they are still just copies, not nice stamped discs though
Click to expand...

Same here, I just paid the 11 for the nice stamped copy though.
Click to expand...

Did you guys get the license stickers with that?
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I did, that's why I paid the 11 extra dollars.
 
Originally posted by: tfinch2
I thought you had to be a student to purchase it, and even if you are a student you could get it cheaper from your university. I got XP Pro w/SP2 for 11 dollars from mine.
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Not necessarily, I went to a universit that had no such agreement with MS, so anyone in my situation would fine this to be quite a nice deal 🙂
 
How much was your tuition for the year? As much as colleges are charging for schooling, and the fact that you are required to use XP Pro in a network of more than five systems they should give it to you!
 
This is always funny to me.

Legally you're allowed to use a student version of Windows during the time you are a student. The day you graduate you are required by law to remove Windows from your computer or purchase a non-student license.

The funny part is how people try to get cheap copies of Windows but scoff at those that have illegal copies when in reality both parties are breaking the law since the people who purchase student copies don't delete the software when they graduate (at least most don't).

If you really want to abide by the law then purchase a normal version of Windows. If you choose to run Windows then you should have a legal copy!
 
Originally posted by: 1reeves
How much was your tuition for the year? As much as colleges are charging for schooling, and the fact that you are required to use XP Pro in a network of more than five systems they should give it to you!
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$20k/yr for tuition/fees/room/board
 
Originally posted by: midway
Originally posted by: tfinch2
I thought you had to be a student to purchase it, and even if you are a student you could get it cheaper from your university. I got XP Pro w/SP2 for 11 dollars from mine.
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Not necessarily, I went to a universit that had no such agreement with MS, so anyone in my situation would fine this to be quite a nice deal 🙂
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This is $10 cheaper than the "deal" my school gets for the student XP pro upgrade ($92).
 
Originally posted by: Steelerz37
Originally posted by: homercles337
Originally posted by: tfinch2
I thought you had to be a student to purchase it, and even if you are a student you could get it cheaper from your university. I got XP Pro w/SP2 for 11 dollars from mine.
Click to expand...


Yep got my XPpro sp2 for $6! Hows that for cheap?
Click to expand...


My school gives the compsci majors free copies of XP Pro, Sever 2003, and a bunch of other stuff 🙂 of course they are still just copies, not nice stamped discs though
Click to expand...

ditto, just installed my sp2 copy on my laptop. yay for Microsoft Alliances 😀

I also picked up a $90 Pro disc from JourneyEd.com a year or two ago, a student discount site. College owns 🙂
 
Originally posted by: RDMustang1
Legally you're allowed to use a student version of Windows during the time you are a student. The day you graduate you are required by law to remove Windows from your computer or purchase a non-student license.
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*sigh* I read through the licensing agreements that came with my university's free copy of XP (though likely fully paid by me through tuition), and it clearly stated that copy is ours forever, and legally usable even when we graduate & leave the university.


And this Newegg Academic price has been the price ever since XP was first out, not really some great deal. Just watch out for the internet companies selling individual COAs for $70 each - that I know is not legal to use.
 

How does MS determine whether or not someone is a student or teacher when they go to activate a student/teacher edition of Windows or Office? Do they just take people's word for it?
 
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