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| Thread ID: 54248 | 2005-02-07 20:42:00 | Cheapest legal route to XP ? | Organicpete (133) | Press F1 |
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| 322528 | 2005-02-07 20:42:00 | I had a wee look at XP SP2 after only win98se.... seems a bit more useful than 98... next question is what is the cheapest way to get the whale ? DSE do $179... is that about rock bottom? Only home use so don't need professional... is an upgrade as stable as a full jobby? cheers Pete |
Organicpete (133) | ||
| 322529 | 2005-02-07 20:48:00 | An upgrade is your worst choice. Your best bet is to get the OEM version and do a clean install. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 322530 | 2005-02-07 21:03:00 | Just looked at the DSE site, they require the purchase of a computer in order to get that copy of XP. | Metla (12) | ||
| 322531 | 2005-02-07 21:11:00 | You might want to ask around, I was told (a while ago now) that you could get the oem version if you purchased a 'significant' piece of system hardware, and that other shops out there would sell it to you if you bought an ide cable, I am actually looking to buying XP in the very near future, so i would be interested to see how you get on. | Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 322532 | 2005-02-07 21:19:00 | The idea is that buy purchasing an OEM version you become the System builder and MS aren’t responsible for any support, though I can't imagine they have a helpdesk setup for customers who purchased the full copy. The requirement that you purchase an internal component is just to re-enforce this position or designation, the required purchase is nether defined by MS (apart from stipulating it be internal) nor policed. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 322533 | 2005-02-07 22:39:00 | Ascent Technologies www.ascent.co.nz do XP Home of $165.73. But if you are currently running 98SE, you'll probably need to upgrade your hardware to run XP, in that case the best option would be a new tower with XP installed. What hardware are you running? | anek dotal (7108) | ||
| 322534 | 2005-02-07 22:55:00 | Thanks for the replies... Got the message about clean load :) My hardware seems better off with XP ... My meagre p3/550/256/gf2/200 is managing to run it... I just want something that will keep my daughter happy with a fecking media player that opens more than 90% of files.... and I can Thunderbird, Firefox and Grand Prix Legends on it :) I know the best route to XP is a new box but we gotta eat too :o cheers Pete |
Organicpete (133) | ||
| 322535 | 2005-02-07 23:21:00 | An upgrade is your worst choice. Your best bet is to get the OEM version and do a clean install. Doesn't the XP upgrade just do a check that you have the old 98/ME cd if you want to do a clean install with it? |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 322536 | 2005-02-08 00:05:00 | An upgrade is your worst choice. Your best bet is to get the OEM version and do a clean install. What's supposed to wrong with the upgrade. I've been using one since the release date. The only slight inconvenience is you have to stick your 98 (or whateveer) disk in for about five seconds to prove you qualify. The worst possible way to get XP is to buy a computer with XP already installed. No disk and the back up in a partition on your HD. Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 322537 | 2005-02-08 00:20:00 | What’s wrong with an upgrade? Its more expensive then a full OEM copy which can be sourced easily and legally. If you upgrade over an existing install of Windows you can carry over any issues, and I have yet to see one perform as snappy as they should.... and most are sluggish and unstable. If you only have a recovery cd then you’re just plain out of luck. Certainly they work excellently when you use them to do a fresh install and you can run the cd verifier first to get going but the cons imo outweigh the pro's.... quite honestly I can't think of a pro.... Take into consideration that this is just my view on the subject; I’m not trying to lay down a new law on the status of OS upgrades. |
Metla (12) | ||
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