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Postby johrob » Sat Mar 06, 2004 3:35 pm

Hi there,
Just ageneral query,how safe are the Windows XP OEM packages on E BAY?
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Re: Windows XP

Postby 4_Series_Scania » Sat Mar 06, 2004 4:00 pm

Hi there,
Just ageneral query,how safe are the Windows XP OEM packages on E BAY?
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About as safe as anything else on E-Bay!

If you know & trust the vendor, great, go save yourself some money. If you get suckered, don't fall over in shock. ;)

Buyer beware.....  ;)
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Re: Windows XP

Postby Fozzer » Sun Mar 07, 2004 8:55 am

Every now and again I manage to get an OEM version of a program from my friendly computer retail chappie.
Windows, Norton, etc...
(They are the disks that are used to install programs on customers computers).
The OEM versions are half the price of the retail versions, (in boxes), but not easy to get hold of... :'(...!
The OEM version of Windows XP Pro costs around
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Re: Windows XP

Postby Jared » Sun Mar 07, 2004 3:48 pm

lol...no fancy boxes for me...:-) (well in most cases anyways)

Windows XP and office XP for $30! from the school! $900 dollars of software...

I also got office 2003 from a friend who had bought it, and it wouldn't run on her computer...:-) Cost to me...free! :-)
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Re: Windows XP

Postby Polynomial » Mon Mar 08, 2004 1:49 am

you can only get OEM versions of softwares (i.e. XP Pro, XP home, office) in Australia when you by certain major components of a computer (i.e. a mother board and processor, a harddrive and motherboard) other than that it is illegal to by OEM versions of software.
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Re: Windows XP

Postby d0mokun » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:45 pm

you can only get OEM versions of softwares (i.e. XP Pro, XP home, office) in Australia when you by certain major components of a computer (i.e. a mother board and processor, a harddrive and motherboard) other than that it is illegal to by OEM versions of software.


bit naff isnt it?
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Re: Windows XP

Postby Polynomial » Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:12 pm

yea i suppose so but if you want to upgrade operating system its a great excuse to upgrade your computer  ;)
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Re: Windows XP

Postby Delta_ » Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:14 am

[quote]yea i suppose so but if you want to upgrade operating system its a great excuse to upgrade your computer
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Re: Windows XP

Postby patrol » Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:30 pm

"you can only get OEM versions of softwares (i.e. XP Pro, XP home, office) in Australia when you by certain major components of a computer (i.e. a mother board and processor, a harddrive and motherboard) other than that it is illegal to by OEM versions of software."

In the USA purchasing a $6 cable qualifies you to purchase OEM software from some resellers.

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Re: Windows XP

Postby Jared » Wed Mar 17, 2004 10:38 am

"you can only get OEM versions of softwares (i.e. XP Pro, XP home, office) in Australia when you by certain major components of a computer (i.e. a mother board and processor, a harddrive and motherboard) other than that it is illegal to by OEM versions of software."

In the USA purchasing a $6 cable qualifies you to purchase OEM software from some resellers.

David


lol..so true...:-)
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Re: Windows XP

Postby Polynomial » Wed Mar 17, 2004 5:00 pm

i don't doubt that there would be certain 'underground' ways of obtaining them anyway. . . . .
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