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Windows XP OEMs
Posted:
Sat Mar 06, 2004 3:35 pmby johrob
Hi there,
Just ageneral query,how safe are the Windows XP OEM packages on E BAY?
Thanks
Re: Windows XP
Posted:
Sat Mar 06, 2004 4:00 pmby 4_Series_Scania
Hi there,
Just ageneral query,how safe are the Windows XP OEM packages on E BAY?
Thanks
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..... ;)
Re: Windows XP
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Sun Mar 07, 2004 8:55 amby Fozzer
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
Re: Windows XP
Posted:
Sun Mar 07, 2004 3:48 pmby Jared
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! :-)
Re: Windows XP
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Mon Mar 08, 2004 1:49 amby Polynomial
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.
Re: Windows XP
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Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:45 pmby d0mokun
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?
Re: Windows XP
Posted:
Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:12 pmby Polynomial
yea i suppose so but if you want to upgrade operating system its a great excuse to upgrade your computer ;)
Re: Windows XP
Posted:
Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:14 amby Delta_
[quote]yea i suppose so but if you want to upgrade operating system its a great excuse to upgrade your computer
Re: Windows XP
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Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:30 pmby patrol
"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
Re: Windows XP
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Wed Mar 17, 2004 10:38 amby Jared
"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...:-)
Re: Windows XP
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Wed Mar 17, 2004 5:00 pmby Polynomial
i don't doubt that there would be certain 'underground' ways of obtaining them anyway. . . . .