Guest deb Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Can anyone tell me the best place to buy a copy of xp home edition? How much will it cost me and can you get a copy fairly cheap? thanks Deb
Guest R. McCarty Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: xp pricing Depends on your installation requirements. If you are planning to do an upgrade over a earlier version of Windows then you'll need a Retail XP Home Upgrade. If you plan to install fresh/clean then you can use what's called a generic OEM copy. Prices for XP do not vary that much. You can expect to pay ~$100. On-line sites such as Tiger Direct/Newegg are a little cheaper, but you must pay shipping charges ( and taxes for some states ). Some people use eBay and other sites, but I don't recommend those for software purchases. Sometimes a small, independent PC shop will sell XP OEM. It should come in a sealed envelop with a COA ( Certificate of Authenticity). "deb" <deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:978F7FBA-F988-4D7B-80CD-B5292C764DF9@microsoft.com... > Can anyone tell me the best place to buy a copy of xp home edition? How > much > will it cost me and can you get a copy fairly cheap? thanks Deb
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: xp pricing On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:21:34 -0400, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote: > Depends on your installation requirements. If you are planning to do > an upgrade over a earlier version of Windows then you'll need a > Retail XP Home Upgrade. If you plan to install fresh/clean then you > can use what's called a generic OEM copy. Although you *can* use a generic OEM version, I strongly recommend against it. The OEM version comes with several disadvantages, the most severe of which is that once installed, it can never legally be moved to another computer, even if the original computer dies. For that reason I recommend against OEM versions, and instead suggest the Retail Upgrade version, which usually costs only slightly more than the OEM version. And contrary to what many people think, the Upgrade version *can* do a clean installation, as long as you have a CD of a previous qualifying version to show it when prompted as proof of ownership. Most people have such a CD, but worst case, if you don't, you can buy a used copy of Windows 98 very inexpensively. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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