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Cheapest Price For Windows XP Pro SP2 Possible! Post Here!
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smwatson said:Free from my dad (he works for NHS, they get free software stuff, just not mac)
Nice to know where the NHS budget deficit is going
Xax said:
$9 for Windows, amazing deal.
Although, $9 is what I reckon Windoze is really worth...
$9.00 ??!??!?!
My school offers XP Pro for $74.00, and Home edition isnt even listed on the site. They dont sell any software or hardware directly though, its all through special deals and subscriptions included in my tution through software companies and resellers (www.journeyed.com), so I guess that would explain why. Plus from what I can tell its the "upgrade" version, which means I need an older version of Windows previously installed for it to work dont I?
Oh well its not like I have an intel mac anyway...yet.
My school offers XP Pro for $74.00, and Home edition isnt even listed on the site. They dont sell any software or hardware directly though, its all through special deals and subscriptions included in my tution through software companies and resellers (www.journeyed.com), so I guess that would explain why. Plus from what I can tell its the "upgrade" version, which means I need an older version of Windows previously installed for it to work dont I?
Oh well its not like I have an intel mac anyway...yet.
Core Trio said:
That's what I understand.
What I don't know is whether you could use that upgrade on your intel mac, if you never use it on another computer. Anyone know?
It's an academic version. The licenses vary from school to school. They can be rather painful too.generik said:
i believe legally you're susposed to have one license per computer.lensblur said:
you can buy in bulk though and save a few dollars
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102063
my school only offers the pro upgrade and that costs $100.....so yeah the best place for me is ebay....
I assume most if not all universities that offer MS software under contract have a similar license to mine (it's $10 here, and $25 for the full Office 2004 for Mac VPC included). That license is far more restrictive than even the standard academic license; it basically says "You are paying X dollars for the install disc and administrative costs, but you don't own anything. You may install this on your computer for as long as you go to school/work here, but as soon as you graduate/get another job you must remove the software and return the discs to us if requested." (Actually, it might say destroy the discs, but probably not.)generik said:
Essentially, it's not your license like with a normal software purchase, you're just paying admin fees so that you can use the campus MS software license at home. No idea how much that jacks up the price of tuition, but MS probably loves it since it locks all the students and employees into MS stuff PLUS they don't have to worry about piracy. In fact, even if you DON'T want it, you've already paid. I almost wish they didn't offer it for this reason--I have no idea what the "per student" tax is, even if they have no desire to use MS anything.
As for the original question, I could be mistaken, but if you're putting it on a Mac, wouldn't an OEM copy be legit, since it was the "virgin" OS, and would be linked with that machine? If so, XP Pro can be had for $140 at Newegg OEM.
Home is cheaper and might do it, but I'm under the impression that it only makes use of a single processor core, so on anything but a Core Solo Mini, you're wasting half your juice. Maybe that's ok, depending on what you're doing, though.
CNU182 said:
lol^
I attend a University.. I was wondering where/how you all were able to purchase copies of Windows through them? Do you need to be apart of a computer class of some sort or what?