Cheap Windows XP?

flutterby_3

I want to upgrade from Windows 98 to XP. What's the cheapest way of doing this? I've seen XP on ebay, but don't know how I could tell if it was legit or not. Are there any websites (other than microsoft's own) that sell xp?
Thanks

intel

Mmmmm what amount of RAM and HDD and CPU are you running first off.

Toxteth_OGrady

£59 here

:cool:

TOG

Reluctant_spender

As long as your computer is capable, see above post, then any on line retailer will sell you XP. I in the past have used https://www.aria.co.uk they are selling XP Home oem for about £62.

Stephen_Webber

Reluctant_spender wrote:

in the past have used www.aria.co.uk they are selling XP Home oem for about £62.

Providing you buy a qualifying piece of hardware. OEM software can't be bought on its own. However, something as trivial as a mouse or floppy disk drive would probably count. You should also remember that OEM software cannot be used to upgrade an existing installation, so you will need to backup everything you want to keep before installing XP. Failing that, look for the upgrade edition of XP, which should be about the same cost.

Personally, I would recommend the Media Centre Edition of Windows, as it offers more then XP Home edition but costs about the same.

Regards,
Stephen

flutterby_3

intel wrote:

Mmmmm what amount of RAM and HDD and CPU are you running first off.

Ok - without sounding too thick, where can I find this?

intel

Download this http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html run it and it will tell you whats inside yer PC, Plus http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php will tell you the type and speed of your CPU Processor.

scottishf

to find the cpu and ram you are running...right click on my computer then select properties and it will tell you there.....for you hdd space go to my computer right click on your c drive and click properties and it will tell you there for xp you need more than 128mb ram and a 2 gb hdd with 1.5 available and a pentium processor.
hope this hlps

GlennTheBaker

Stephen_Webber wrote:

Personally, I would recommend the Media Centre Edition of Windows, as it offers more then XP Home edition but costs about the same.

Regards,
Stephen

Windows XP Media Centre Edition only runs on Media Centre PC's though.

mr_fishbulb

GlennTheBaker wrote:

Windows XP Media Centre Edition only runs on Media Centre PC's though.

I don't think there is a difference.

It may be smaller, have a micro ATX mobo, or quieter but it's still the same as a normal PC.

Stephen_Webber

GlennTheBaker wrote:

Windows XP Media Centre Edition only runs on Media Centre PC's though.

Media Centre will run on any type of PC. It's Windows XP with a slight bias towards multimedia and use on a TV, but fundamentally it is still Windows XP.

Regards,
Stephen