Windows operating system.

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:58 pm

If somone has a copy of windows 2000/XP they nolonger use because mabe you had 2000 but you got XP? Than you still have youre copy of 2000 sitting around being usless?

I need to reformat but have to operating system to load back onto the computer. I dont have any money to buy a new one.
(and dont tell me to go download it fome somwhere its illegal and I have no CD burner)

I have no way to pay you but mabe you are a nice person?
Mabe... I dont know I could do somthin for you? I dont have anything you would want in trade all my stuff is crap (except my Nintendo DS lite but I cant trade that just got it)

SgtBowhack · Post by **SgtBowhack** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:13 am

It's still illegal to use an OEM license from another machine, even if it isn't being used currently.

Kyosho · Post by **Kyosho** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:06 pm

SgtBowhack wrote:It's still illegal to use an OEM license from another machine, even if it isn't being used currently.

Who says it has to be an OEM version?

SgtBowhack · Post by **SgtBowhack** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:30 pm

Well, retail versions cost like $300+, so they're pretty darn uncommon. Probably 95% or more are OEM.

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:48 pm

Question. Whats OEM satnd for? Over Eaten Meat? I DONT KNOW!

I never said I wanted OEM just sombody who has a old windows 2000/XP CD that they dont use or have installed on any computer.

SgtBowhack · Post by **SgtBowhack** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 8:17 pm

Original Equipment Manufacturer. It means like, if you get a Windows license from someone's Dell (or HP or yaddayadda), it's illegal to use it. They're non-transferrable.

The only license that may be transferrable (and I'm not sure on this) is the retail version, which run for about $350 if I remember correctly. OEM WinXP Home is like $90 to buy I think, and it's probably the cheapest legal means of getting Windows.

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:28 am

http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=MON

YEOWZA! Good deals there!

So bobody got a spare copy of windows?

SgtBowhack · Post by **SgtBowhack** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 5:59 am

Somehow I doubt people buy extra copies of Windows and then don't use them... they're fairly expensive to be doing that.
Do you actually have a license key that came with the PC? If so, then getting a copy of the media to install from is not illegal. You are allowed one backup copy of software that you rightfully own. So, if you have an OS license, why not tell us what OS that license is for, and you can at least have something on that PC again.

Acronell · Post by **Acronell** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:25 pm

if you still need windows i can send for a trade of a controller for any system

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:30 pm

No, the copy I had turned up. lol

So like, bump much?

zzattack · Post by **zzattack** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:38 pm

for future formatting sessions, remember you can just download a copy and use your current key. there are methods of retrieving the key your windows installation is installed with, if you use that with a downloaded/copied disc it's all legal I think

m_lovitt · Post by **m_lovitt** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:42 pm

Future notes: Always burn a back up from your original
2. Write down the COA's from any computer you work on and, keep them in a safe place with yoru windows original disc

APHawkes · Post by **APHawkes** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:33 am

Are you seriously telling me that you can't find an ISO for Windows on a torrent? Since you're willing to buy a valid license I can't imagine why this would be a problem.

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:25 am

APHawkes wrote:Are you seriously telling me that you can't find an ISO for Windows on a torrent? Since you're willing to buy a valid license I can't imagine why this would be a problem.

you realize you're responding to a thread two years old, right? there's also that part where the OP said they didn't have a CD burner so downloading it wouldn't work.

APHawkes · Post by **APHawkes** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:05 am

Whoa, my bad. Didn't look that far up in the thread. I blame Acronell for starting this.