"Teacher213" wrote in message
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"Teacher213" wrote:

I am teaching a class and a couple of students need *only* the Windows XP
media, is there a link that I could download just the ISO?

**They have keys, I have verfied, these are home users bringing their
desktops in for a computer class who don't have the original cd's that
came
with their computers. I have verfied the keys stickered to the back of
the
computer**

Thanks for your help.

edit: Looks like I can start he
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/326246?p=1

If anyone knows of a Microsoft download sight (not 3rd party), please
post,
otherwise I will have them try the link. Thanks

This site will normally only work for retail products or for those OEM
systems where the computer company has gone out of business. You normally
pay a $30 fee + shipping and possible sales tax if successful in getting the
product shipped.

If you have a generic OEM CD for the version of XP (home or pro) the student
has it "may" be useable by the student to rebuild the computer using the key
on the bottom of their laptop or back of their desktop. A branded (Dell,
Gateway, HP) type of OEM disk probably won't work as most of them are bios
locked to a specific computer manufacturer's bios.