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Macs
02-04-2004, 12:42 AM
i know this is way off topic. but. i recently went to linux and have grown to hate it. my old windows software was all hacks. so ineed windows back. i am looking for windows xp home or proffesional. i prefer proffesional. but i do not have the money to go buy it new. so any help would be appreciated. dont get me wrong i am willing to pay. i just dont have many people to ask accept for my fellow three wheeler lovers. thanks
Macs
02-04-2004, 01:00 AM
i have gotten a couple of pms already but. if it says on the disk that it will only work with a certain type of computer (emachine ,hp etc.) it will not work. but if you have a already registered copy i can make it work just pm me for details.
Kook
02-04-2004, 02:27 PM
And here all this time I thought that was illegal. Silly me. roll
TimSr
02-04-2004, 02:51 PM
Anybody answering this post could be subject to criminal prosecution. This is not a moral judgement on software theft, but if you are going to commit a crime, and ask others to help, it might not be wise to broadcast it on a messge board.
Macs
02-04-2004, 08:01 PM
to my understanding if you use a already registered copy and buy new registration which you can get from any online computer store for 39.99, it is perfectly legal. now my last copy was not legal and i do not want to go that route because i was unable to get any updates.
Kook
02-05-2004, 10:09 AM
If that's true I apologize, but I have bought a lot of software and have never heard of that. One thing I do know is that I often have to pay 500-700 dollars for professional software in order to make up for money lost due to pirating.
TimSr
02-05-2004, 12:07 PM
to my understanding if you use a already registered copy and buy new registration which you can get from any online computer store for 39.99, it is perfectly legal. now my last copy was not legal and i do not want to go that route because i was unable to get any updates.

What you are actually buying is the license for the software, and when you buy an operating system, only a few dollars is for the media. You can buy license only for a few dollars less than the price of the software package. I sold my computer business a year ago, but at that time, an OEM version license for XP Home was about $100 and XP Pro was about $200. An OEM version license can only be sold with a computer. A retail version of the same softwares was about $100 more.