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cheapest xp

Coveredinbees!!!!
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I need a copy of XP for a new PC I'm putting together. Where can I get a copy for the cheapest price? Someone is selling xp pro on ebay for £60 with P&P is that a good deal?

Whats the differnace between the different versions, for instance what does media center edition do that home doesn't or won't do without a few downloads?

It's all a bit too confusing!!
Nothing to see here, move along.

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  • impy78
    impy78 Posts: 3,157 Forumite
    I wouldn't buy it off ebay, as there is no guarrantee that it isa genuine copy, and that you will get the correct key.



    AUT direct sell Xp for £60 new.
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  • going2die_rich
    going2die_rich Posts: 1,378 Forumite
    £60 off Ebay is very steap.

    I got XP Pro for £10 on ebay years ago and it was one of them corporate versions whereby you didn't have to verfiy it online :A

    You should really just wait till the new year and get Windows Vista, but no doubt that will have a good 6-12 months of patches required to plug all it's holes, so maybe XP is the way forward for now.
  • sco0ter
    sco0ter Posts: 2,476 Forumite
    going2die_rich wrote:
    £60 off Ebay is very steap.

    I got XP Pro for £10 on ebay years ago and it was one of them corporate versions whereby you didn't have to verfiy it online :A


    ... arent these ilegal for home use
  • scottish_blend
    scottish_blend Posts: 219 Forumite
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    in a similar vein - what's the cheapest xp version about that also includes a free upgrade to vista - does anyone know?
    I have no more money to give - all you companies out there - do your worst - I give in!! :(
  • going2die_rich
    going2die_rich Posts: 1,378 Forumite
    sco0ter wrote:
    ... arent these ilegal for home use

    I wasn't aware that it was a corporate one until it arrived. But it had a letter from Mr Bill Gates saying he authorised the sale as it was his nephew selling it :D
  • Coveredinbees!!!!
    Coveredinbees!!!! Posts: 3,960 Forumite
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    bump1

    still need advise on whats what with the different versions
    Nothing to see here, move along.
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/compare.mspx
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
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