[Fineus]

The title says it all, I want to upgrade to XP Pro (Home won't really do), however I don't want to spend much doing it. I do however want a legit copy of the software - before anyone goes down that road. And I also understand that what I want might just not be possible - but where is the cheapest you've seen XP Pro?

Cheers guys

[Warlock]

www.ebay.com

Bout all you'll find that's not the same price, every software dealer I know keeps Windows (98, XP, 2k whatever) at the price set by MS. Hell 98 is still like $100 for the upgrade version.

[Stealth]

Psst, if you can't find it cheap enough, contact me


... and


.... i'll get you a copy

[deep_eyes]

Originally posted by Kalfireth
The title says it all, I want to upgrade to XP Pro (Home won't really do), however I don't want to spend much doing it. I do however want a legit copy of the software - before anyone goes down that road. And I also understand that what I want might just not be possible - but where is the cheapest you've seen XP Pro?

Cheers guys

dude, XP, u need to have an original no matter what. when you go to activate it, u have to call microsoft to do it, using the serial number given. if u do that its going to conflict with the copy of XP whoever gave it to you. the serial is going to be the same as the copy and they wont activate it for you. u better off getting a hot version/copy, then using the cracks provided by it.

or spend the money to get it.

unfortuantly microsoft made sure XP and up isnt easy to double by friend2friend means.

[Stealth]

Originally posted by deep_eyes


dude, XP, u need to have an original no matter what. when you go to activate it, u have to call microsoft to do it, using the serial number given. if u do that its going to conflict with the copy of XP whoever gave it to you. the serial is going to be the same as the copy and they wont activate it for you. u better off getting a hot version/copy, then using the cracks provided by it.

or spend the money to get it.

unfortuantly microsoft made sure XP and up isnt easy to double by friend2friend means.

hehehehehe
what XP are you talking about

[Warlock]

Ummm guys,........

Originally posted by Kalfireth
I do however want a legit copy of the software - before anyone goes down that road.
Cheers guys

I don't think he was talking about a legit copy here.

[Stryke 9]

deep eyes: The beta copy of XP was available months before the market version was released, and has none of that security silliness. Later versions have bypassed the security system completely, and a Google search will yield a few dozen different versions.

[Fineus]

I do mean legit - that is to say legal. The reason? I don't want to **** around with getting out of a tight spot if things go awry - that is to say I have system problems. If it's really safe to copy the CD and make sure I can activate it then please PM me and we'll discuss it away from the forums (I may not like warez here in public, but since there's more confidentiallity to PMs/email... thats another matter).

[ZylonBane]

Windows XP Pro Corporate Edition is the only way to go (if you're dead-set on submitting yourself to XP). No activation. Nein. Nada. Nyet.

[IceFire]

Originally posted by Kalfireth
The title says it all, I want to upgrade to XP Pro (Home won't really do), however I don't want to spend much doing it. I do however want a legit copy of the software - before anyone goes down that road. And I also understand that what I want might just not be possible - but where is the cheapest you've seen XP Pro?

Cheers guys

The University store that I work in sells a Student License for about $130 (Cdn) for WinXP Pro.  Its just the CD and a number but hey thats good enough.  If your a student, you probably can find it available...I would think.

[J.F.K.]

Just out of curiosity, what is it in XP Pro you want that isn't in XP Home?

[deep_eyes]

I was refering to the one Kaliereth (Thunder easier to spell....meh...) wants. But Zylons right. and yes my copy is before the market version.

Originally posted by ZylonBane
Windows XP Pro Corporate Edition is the only way to go (if you're dead-set on submitting yourself to XP). No activation. Nein. Nada. Nyet.

GO for corporate edition. no BS dude...

[deep_eyes]

Originally posted by J.F.K.
Just out of curiosity, what is it in XP Pro you want that isn't in XP Home?

funny thing is, HOME is Proffesional, with of features disabled, which there are ways to enable but its coded more around a lossy ME style codebase (someone told me).

[Kamikaze]

Why XP? 2k can perform multiple times faster than XP.... want me to give statistics? (oh, cheaper by a few ten too)

www.pcworld.com

Anyway here's a site that sells it for 150 or so

http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=477481/ut=0ce1506bf5eb6cdd

http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=501921/ut=0ce1506bf5eb6cdd <-- open business upgrade advantage... whatever that implies

http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_techspecs.php/masterid=501926/ut=0ce1506bf5eb6cdd <-- academic upgrade

http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=505652/ut=0ce1506bf5eb6cdd <-- volume purchase

[YodaSean]

Originally posted by J.F.K.
Just out of curiosity, what is it in XP Pro you want that isn't in XP Home?

I think it has more networking features or something

[J.F.K.]

Originally posted by YodaSean
I think it has more networking features or something

Well I thought it must be something like that, more secure or something, but I have friends with both and I honestly can't tell the difference (except the loading bar at startup on one is green and on the other is blue).

[Fineus]

I'd just be more comfortable with the pro edition, I want those extra features and from what I gather it's automatically configured to not have an opinion on everything you do (unlike home which tries to "help" the user).

So, the XP Pro Corporate software... where and how much? If indeed there's no activation at all I'm guessing it can be copied easily enough but as I've said before - keep that in a private place.

[J.F.K.]

Originally posted by Kalfireth
I'd just be more comfortable with the pro edition, I want those extra features and from what I gather it's automatically configured to not have an opinion on everything you do (unlike home which tries to "help" the user).

Oh, less wizards?

[Fineus]

Exactly, I like 98s control over the majority of what goes on - even if I have to spend time looking up what option to pick to make sure it's the right one, I have a better idea of what I want out of my software than Windows XP Home might think - and I've seen it make poor choices that took time to repair on a friends computer that - had he had access to the options - could've been avoided.

[Sandwich]

*pities Kalfireth*

XP Home clean install running on a Celeron (2nd gen, not the lousy 1st gen) 500Mhz / 128mb RAM = laggy OS. Yes, regular explorer windows were actually laggy.

2000 Pro running on PII-200Mhz (laptop, I might add) / 96mb RAM = smooth as silk.

Honestly, dual-booting 2k (work stability) and 98/98SE (games & performance) is, IMHO, far better than XP. That's what I do.