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Which version of XP
I'd like to install windows xp pro on a machine I have built from
spare bits. I have been searching Amazon for a copy of windows xp but can't work out which version I should buy. Obviously I want the cheapest. Can someone send me a link on Amazon with the right one please? I can't work out whether the cheaper OEM version http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wi...1891938&sr=1-8 at £94.98 is legal for me or whether I need to shell out £243.48 for http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-XP-P...1891938&sr=1-8 this one. Is it possible to get a cheaper non SP2 copy - given that I can download SP2 quite cheaply myself? Many thanks in advance Jonathan |
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Which version of XP
JM wrote:
I'd like to install windows xp pro on a machine I have built from spare bits. I have been searching Amazon for a copy of windows xp but can't work out which version I should buy. Obviously I want the cheapest. Can someone send me a link on Amazon with the right one please? I can't work out whether the cheaper OEM version http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wi...1891938&sr=1-8 at £94.98 is legal for me or whether I need to shell out £243.48 for http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-XP-P...1891938&sr=1-8 this one. Is it possible to get a cheaper non SP2 copy - given that I can download SP2 quite cheaply myself? Many thanks in advance If you want (and will be using the few extra features it will give you) Windows XP Professional - your best option is to purchase Windows XP Professional OEM. Sure - it will be stuck on the machine you firsat install it upon in accordance with the EULA when you first install it - but it costs about 1/2 as much. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Which version of XP
On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:28:31 -0700, JM wrote:
I'd like to install windows xp pro on a machine I have built from spare bits. I have been searching Amazon for a copy of windows xp but can't work out which version I should buy. Obviously I want the cheapest. Can someone send me a link on Amazon with the right one please? I can't work out whether the cheaper OEM version http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wi...1891938&sr=1-8 at £94.98 is legal for me or whether I need to shell out £243.48 for http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-XP-P...1891938&sr=1-8 this one. Two points: 1. 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. 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. 2. Are you sure you need XP Professional, rather than XP Home? Are you aware that XP Home and Professional are identical except that Professional includes a few features (mostly related to security and networking) missing from Home? Most home users don't need and would never use these extra features and will see no benefits by having Professional instead of Home. For details go to http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_home_pro.asp http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h.../choosing2.asp Also note another point, not included in any of the above: Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and Home only five. Is it possible to get a cheaper non SP2 copy - given that I can download SP2 quite cheaply myself? No. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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On Jun 15, 6:20 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP"
wrote: On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:28:31 -0700, JM wrote: I'd like to install windows xp pro on a machine I have built from spare bits. I have been searching Amazon for a copy of windows xp but can't work out which version I should buy. Obviously I want the cheapest. Can someone send me a link on Amazon with the right one please? I can't work out whether the cheaper OEM version http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wi...Service-OEM/dp... at £94.98 is legal for me or whether I need to shell out £243.48 for http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-XP-P...-Pack/dp/B0006... this one. Two points: 1. 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. 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. 2. Are you sure you need XP Professional, rather than XP Home? Are you aware that XP Home and Professional are identical except that Professional includes a few features (mostly related to security and networking) missing from Home? Most home users don't need and would never use these extra features and will see no benefits by having Professional instead of Home. For details go to http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_home_pro.asp http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h.../choosing2.asp Also note another point, not included in any of the above: Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and Home only five. Is it possible to get a cheaper non SP2 copy - given that I can download SP2 quite cheaply myself? No. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup Thanks seems XP Home upgrade is the way I need to go. Is there anyway of knowing/confirming that one of my 3 windows 98 cds is a qualifying version? Thanks in advance Jonathan |
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:30:08 -0000, JM wrote:
On Jun 15, 6:20 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:28:31 -0700, JM wrote: I'd like to install windows xp pro on a machine I have built from spare bits. I have been searching Amazon for a copy of windows xp but can't work out which version I should buy. Obviously I want the cheapest. Can someone send me a link on Amazon with the right one please? I can't work out whether the cheaper OEM version http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wi...Service-OEM/dp... at £94.98 is legal for me or whether I need to shell out £243.48 for http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-XP-P...-Pack/dp/B0006... this one. Two points: 1. 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. 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. Thanks seems XP Home upgrade is the way I need to go. Is there anyway of knowing/confirming that one of my 3 windows 98 cds is a qualifying version? Any Windows 98 *installation* CD qualifies. You should have no problem, unless they are OEM restoration CDs. You can use a restoration CD too, but it's a little more complicated. Write back if that's your situation. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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