Purchase Windows XP

[Francis]

Hello all,

I have just completed building my new computer. I would like to install a
copy of Windows XP Professional Edition. I am searching the internet to try
and find in for a very low cost (full retail copy is very expensive!)

I have found this link to e-bay's web page:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41888&item=7171630805&rd=1

It shows there is an OEM copy of Windows XP Pro for sale. The current price
($0.01 at the time of this posting) seems awfully cheap - is this ligit? Is
there a way I could tell if this is a genuine copy of Windows XP?

Thanks in advance,

Francis

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Francis

You have got to be very careful where you purchase a copy of Windows XP
from. Some, like eBay for instance, have been sent out without a PK being
included - making the CD absolutely useless. OEM versions also have to be
purchased with a piece of hardware. Best idea is to buy OEM from a local
supplier or buy retail, although more expensive.

I would suggest that you avoid any XP CDs that you find on eBay.

 

[Alias]

Buy an OEM at a computer store. Avoid eBay.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hello all,

I have just completed building my new computer. I would like to install a
copy of Windows XP Professional Edition. I am searching the internet to try
and find in for a very low cost (full retail copy is very expensive!)

I have found this link to e-bay's web page:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41888&item=7171630805&rd=1

It shows there is an OEM copy of Windows XP Pro for sale. The current price
($0.01 at the time of this posting) seems awfully cheap - is this ligit? Is
there a way I could tell if this is a genuine copy of Windows XP?

Thanks in advance,

Francis

It "looks" legitimate. However, one should be very careful buying any
software on eBay, as eBay makes no prior effort to ensure that such
sales are legitimate; they react only when someone files a complaint.
(And then all that really happens is the seller of the pirated software
returns using a different alias, to continue selling illegitimate
licenses.)


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Bruce Chambers

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