Windows Media Edition

[Tim Michel]

Why can't Microsoft make Windows Media Edition generally
available? If I have and Asus P4C800P deluxe motherboard,
a 3.2 GHz 800 Mhz FSB Pentium 4 Processor, an ATI 9700 All
in Wonder Pro Graphics card, two 60 G.B. serial ATA H.D.'s
in a RAID Zero configuration. 1 G.B. PC 400 DDR SDRAM. 8
USB Ports and two 1394a firewire ports. A Combo DVD CD RWR
recorder player, a 21" Wide flat panel LCD monitor, a Web
Cam, a wireless network hub connected to my GB lan
connection, why can't I purchase Windows Media Center 2004
from Microsoft? Can somebody tell me?

 

[Nicholas]

Windows XP Media Center Edition is only available to computer
manufacturers for pre-installation on new computers. It is not a
version available independently.

Frequently Asked Questions About Windows XP Media Center Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/faq.asp

Windows XP Media Center Edition Home Page
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/

Please repost your question to the Windows Media Center newsgroup experts:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter


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Nicholas



| Why can't Microsoft make Windows Media Edition generally
| available? If I have and Asus P4C800P deluxe motherboard,
| a 3.2 GHz 800 Mhz FSB Pentium 4 Processor, an ATI 9700 All
| in Wonder Pro Graphics card, two 60 G.B. serial ATA H.D.'s
| in a RAID Zero configuration. 1 G.B. PC 400 DDR SDRAM. 8
| USB Ports and two 1394a firewire ports. A Combo DVD CD RWR
| recorder player, a 21" Wide flat panel LCD monitor, a Web
| Cam, a wireless network hub connected to my GB lan
| connection, why can't I purchase Windows Media Center 2004
| from Microsoft? Can somebody tell me?

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hi!Tim!
please look here:-
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/faq.asp
regards/
ssg/pronetworks.org

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Because Microsoft made the business decision to provide WinXP MCE
_only_ as an OEM installation on PCs that were specifically designed
for the purpose. It's their product, and they're entitled to sell it
any way they like.


Bruce Chambers

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[red]

quit bragging

 

[Bruce Chambers]

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