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Where to get XP?
JDFan:
--- Quote from: GoYouSalukis on July 18, 2013, 01:53:54 pm ---Thanks Knave,
I was unaware that I can burn my own install for vista. Can you point me in the right direction?
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Official MS download files link can be found HERE ( http://downloadsnfix.blogspot.com/2012/08/microsoft-windows-vista-official-iso.html ) Along with a decent write-up of how to download and create the disk. - just download the files and follow the tutorial.
GoYouSalukis:
Thanks everyone! That was exactly what I needed!
ark_ader:
Windows 2000 Workstation is $18 on ebay.
SlammedNiss:
--- Quote from: Fursphere on July 18, 2013, 01:18:09 pm ---2) Find a legitimate key. This won't be hard. Go to a surplus store that has a ton of used workstations on the shelf - they'll most likely have their XP key stickers still on the box. Dell's are most common for it. But the case from the surplus guy for like $10. Or just ask if you can have the sticker - I've had a few just give them to me. (use a razor blade to get them off cleanly)
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Will that work? I was always the understanding that OEM versions of Windows will ONLY work on the PC it was originally installed to. If you tried to move that copy of Windows to a different PC, it wouldn't work because of the hardware differences.
Dawgz Rule:
OEM Windows licenses (stickers on the computer) are non transferable so they are not legitimate. Retail versions of XP are transferable. That isn't to say they won't work, but if the goal is to be 100% legitimate, that isn't necessarily going to do it. Kind of an irony considering...well...arcade cabinets.