Guest timeOday Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 I'd like a copy of Windows XP for a virtual machine. With XP being a number of years old and computers with it therefore reaching the end of their lives, and with some people migrating to Vista, there must be a vast number of unused XP licenses floating around out there. Where can I purchase a used copy cheaply?
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Re: Where to get a cheap license for Windows XP? timeOday <timeOday-UNSPAM@theknack.net> wrote: >there must be a vast number of unused XP licenses floating around >out there. Where can I purchase a used copy cheaply? try eBay.
Guest Vanguard Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Re: Where to get a cheap license for Windows XP? "timeOday" wrote in message news:Fa-dna1xjIKWUAvbnZ2dnUVZ_u-unZ2d@comcast.com... > I'd like a copy of Windows XP for a virtual machine. > With XP being a number of years old and computers with it therefore > reaching the end of their lives, and with some people migrating to > Vista, there must be a vast number of unused XP licenses floating > around out there. Where can I purchase a used copy cheaply? Windows XP Pro (you didn't mention if you wanted Home or Pro) http://www.buycheapsoftware.com/ms_products~subcategory~139.asp $151 Windows XP Pro SP-1 (if you can handle downloading and installing SP-2 yourself) http://www.viosoftware.com/Windows+XP+Professional/Windows+XP+Professional+SP1+OEM.html $139 If you are intent on getting a used copy then OEM versions are ruled out. You could hunt around at eBay and take the risk of getting burned.
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Re: Where to get a cheap license for Windows XP? timeOday wrote: > I'd like a copy of Windows XP for a virtual machine. > With XP being a number of years old and computers with it therefore > reaching the end of their lives, and with some people migrating to > Vista, there must be a vast number of unused XP licenses floating around > out there. Where can I purchase a used copy cheaply? 1) Try a local used-software shop. 2) Try eBay or another on-line auction site. Be advised, however, that getting a legitimate license of any kind from eBay is something of a crap shoot. One should be very careful buying any software on eBay, as eBay makes no prior effort to ensure that such sales are legitimate. The problems stem from two completely different sources, but have the same results: the buyer gets ripped off. A great many people don't fully understand the terms of the license they own, and don't understand that they cannot legitimately resell it, and - worse still - there are a great many sellers who do know that they're selling bogus licenses. eBay reacts only when someone files a complaint, and then all that really happens, especially in the case of the many deliberate fraudsters, is the seller of the pirated software returns using a different alias, to continue selling illegitimate licenses. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
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