Cheap OS SW for real?

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I see things like Windows 2000 or XP for $50. I would like to replace the
OS on a old company laptop I have with a fresh install (there is nothing I
need to keep). Is that stuff for real or is there some hidden gimmick there
like wont let me use it after 30 days or something like that. I see it on
Ebay and here is url too. Any tips appreciated.



http://fansoft.info/os/win2000.html
 
jtsnow said:
I see things like Windows 2000 or XP for $50. I would like to replace
the OS on a old company laptop I have with a fresh install (there is
nothing I
need to keep). Is that stuff for real or is there some hidden gimmick
there
like wont let me use it after 30 days or something like that. I see it on
Ebay and here is url too. Any tips appreciated.



http://fansoft.info/os/win2000.html
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I wouldn't trust anything on Ebay, esspecially since Microsoft is going to
require you to verify that you don't have a pirated copy of Windows to use
Windows Update, soon.

Here's a good copy of Windows XP for cheap, but there's a string attached:
You have to buy hardware of some kind to get a copy.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=604614
 
jtsnow said:
I see things like Windows 2000 or XP for $50. I would like to replace the
OS on a old company laptop I have with a fresh install (there is nothing I
need to keep). Is that stuff for real or is there some hidden gimmick
there like wont let me use it after 30 days or something like that. I see
it on Ebay and here is url too. Any tips appreciated.



http://fansoft.info/os/win2000.html
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Windows 2000 is really old, almost antique (in computer terms) software. It
doesn't surprise me to see it highly discounted. It's almost as old
(relatively speaking) as Windows 98, and how much would you pay for that?
So the link to Windows 2000 for fifty bucks is very believable, as a
legitimate deal with no catch.

Windows XP is also somewhat old now (in computer terms). But it is still a
*current* offering, so it will be harder to find legitimate bargains. I've
seen many offers for Windows XP on ebay for really cheap prices. They are
legitimate offers, with a minor catch. The license agreement says that it
must be purchased with hardware, and can only be used with that hardware.
So to be absolutely legit, you'd have to never remove/update/replace the
hardware that you purchased with the XP Operating System. So if it came
with a stick of RAM, for example, the OS could be used with that stick of
RAM -ONLY-. If you want to upgrade to faster RAM, you need to purchase a
new OS to do so. An example of one of these (with miscellaneous hardware)
auctions is below:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41888&item=7130811254&rd=1
(note that I am in no way affiliated with this particular auction)

Whether this is a hidden gimmick or not is up to you. If you are the type
of person to use a computer for many years without upgrading/replacing it,
it really COULD be a good deal. But then, if you are looking for an OS for
a laptop, it might be tough to find the right hardware/OS package to go with
that. (non-peripheral hardware to install in a notebook?!? . . . good
uck) -Dave
 
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Windows 2000 is really old, almost antique (in computer terms)
software. It doesn't surprise me to see it highly discounted.
It's almost as old (relatively speaking) as Windows 98, and how
much would you pay for that? So the link to Windows 2000 for fifty
bucks is very believable, as a legitimate deal with no catch.
Windows XP is also somewhat old now (in computer terms). But it is
still a *current* offering, so it will be harder to find legitimate
bargains. I've seen many offers for Windows XP on ebay for really
cheap prices. They are legitimate offers, with a minor catch. The
license agreement says that it must be purchased with hardware, and
can only be used with that hardware. So to be absolutely legit,
you'd have to never remove/update/replace the hardware that you
purchased with the XP Operating System.
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I think that's absolutely legit to the point of silly, for most of us
living in the real world. That assumes the buyer remembers the
transaction. Lots of things are written, few things are meaningful.

The first time I bought one from eBay the seller didn't deliver. He
immediately refunded my money when I asked about it (after I did
copious amounts of research on him and found out he was living in a
hotel in San Diego). After lots of looking on eBay the second time, I
ended up buying Windows XP from an online merchant for the same price
or less than current prices on eBay.
 
Ruel Smith said:
I wouldn't trust anything on Ebay, esspecially since Microsoft is going to
require you to verify that you don't have a pirated copy of Windows to use
Windows Update, soon.

Here's a good copy of Windows XP for cheap, but there's a string attached:
You have to buy hardware of some kind to get a copy.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=604614
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Nope:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=314801

thats how they get around it legally....
 
Thanks, I didn't know they automatically including hardware.
Not for much longer, MS is going to, or already is, working on
stamping out that practise.
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Some don't even bother to ship hardware.
 
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