I just purchased and installed xp home OEM. The OEM will not allow an upgrade installation. You have to accomplish a fresh install. If you have to retain information on the drive, make good backups or pay for the full retail copy.
For about $80 you can buy oem XP Home.Since you are going to wipe the drive,an oem works just fine.It will pass WGA and update just like an upgrade or full version.For older computers,waiting for Vista may be futile if the hardware doesn't meet the requirements.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
So there is no way to get 2 PCs running XP cheaply, so that both can use Windows Update?
As for the academic versions I was under the impression you had to prove you are a student (or a teacher I think). And in fact I DO study the bible but I'm not sure what you meant - that I should perhaps pray for 2 free copies of WinXP
I think he meant there are like some really free or inexpensive bible study programs that qualify you as a student. I don't think that you have to prove anything, at least years ago you didn't. My first copy of windows came because I work for a pd, but in the capacity of a dispatcher/securtiy officer, not a police officer. They offered a discount for such.Originally Posted by d000hg
So there is no way to get 2 PCs running XP cheaply, so that both can use Windows Update?
As for the academic versions I was under the impression you had to prove you are a student (or a teacher I think). And in fact I DO study the bible but I'm not sure what you meant - that I should perhaps pray for 2 free copies of WinXP
Knowledge indeed is power;
Wisdom is knowing whether or not to act on Knowledge.
Speech is silver,but silence is golden.....Blondie
What hardware requirements is Vista requiring? I'm curious because I barely meet XP requirements. Thanks in advance for the info.For about $80 you can buy oem XP Home.Since you are going to wipe the drive,an oem works just fine.It will pass WGA and update just like an upgrade or full version.For older computers,waiting for Vista may be futile if the hardware doesn't meet the requirements.
Knowledge indeed is power;
Wisdom is knowing whether or not to act on Knowledge.
Speech is silver,but silence is golden.....Blondie
Minimum supported system requirements
Windows Vista Capable and Premium Ready PCs
Plus,if by minimum for XP you mean ram,video card and proccessor,then you could upgrade fairly cheap compared to a new computer purchase.Or if you can just find a tower only with the right components,like at Tigerdirect or somewhere else.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
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