cheapest plce to buy windows xp ??

scoobydo_2

Hi I need to buy a copy of windows xp ......can anyone give me any advice as to where to buy from and what oem means .Yes I am a woman with very little pc knowledge !!!

airforce_beret

some people selling it for between £50-60 on ebay. just typed in windows xp home edition....just make sure you don't buy the upgrade

Enterprise_1701C

What are you buying it for? Be careful as you can't just put it on the computer and hope for the best, just make sure you check with someone who knows first.

Aslo - quote from Wickepedia

Original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, is a term that refers to a situation in which one company purchases a manufactured product from another company and resells the product as its own, usually as a part of a larger product it sells. However, there is confusion among many as to whether OEM refers to the company that buys the product and resells it or the company that originally manufactured the product

pennypuppy

have a look at this site for students, my sons primary school gave it to me
software4students.co.uk

dellboy102

be careful on ebay, you could end up with a pirated copy which locks you out of your own pc!
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114048 - £56 however its OEM hence I believe you cant re-install it on another PC.

Edit - Pay with google checkout and you get £10 discount, making it £46!

scoobydo_2

How does the google ceck out work I've never heard of that ?? thanks for the price ..just got to hope installing it is simple and cures the problem !!

dellboy102

when I used it all I did was instead of logging in to ebuyerm, I added items to my basket, clicked on the google checkout logo and it just asked me to log in to my google account (I logged in using my Gmail account) or you can create an account, then you just enter you credit/debit card details and thats it really.

vincenz

pennypuppy wrote: »

have a look at this site for students, my sons primary school gave it to me
software4students.co.uk

That website one works for people in Northern Ireland, when I attempted to register it wanter to know which NI county i lived in.
Boohoo