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  1. Well I got my copy of xp pro (cost me about $169 usd with tax) sat and I am in the middle of trying to figure out how I want to install and partition my drive.
  2. Once a Multi-pack or Single-pack with the a yellow COA is opened it can only be sold with a "Fully Assembled PC" and must be preinstalled on that PC. If you want to purchase a single copy you must buy a sealed Single-pack. These are harder to find because most resellers would rather buy a 3-pack or a 30-pack at a discount and break it apart and most end users aren't familiar with the new rules. A sealed Single-pack will be packaged as follows: Thanks that helps!
  3. Buying OEM Windows licences without a computer has always been legal. The sale of licenses is covered by the SBLA and not the EULA. If the COA is purple, green, or blue then the software can be resold in the sealed multi-pack or with non-peripheral hardware. If the COA is yellow it can only be sold in a sealed single-pack or a sealed multi-pack, individual units (with yellow COAs) from opened multi-packs can no longer be sold with non-peripheral hardware. OEM Office licences can only be sold in sealed single-packs or sealed multi-packs. There never was an exception for non-peripheral hardware for Office licenses I would like a little clairty on one point please. I found a place thats selling a copy of xp pro OEM. They are selling it in a cd case with the cd key and a yellow COA on the case. Is that still a legal and valid copy for me to buy and use. BTW Thanks for the excelent info.
  4. Hey I may have been seeing things but I thought when I read the agreement for the new update scheme that eventually we will have to pay for them. Correct me if I am wrong. Please dont flame.
  5. Ok............I decided to see if I could get some clairty on this issue. So I went and contacted the Microsoft pre order line and the answer I got was this. It is ok to use an OEM on a single computer so long as that OEM is not a voume licence. Volume licences are only ment for corperations.
  6. Thank you for the advice but I still have a question. If I have a Compaq\Hp computer does that mean I could not use one that was ment for dell? I am not sure how exactly the volume licences or mods would effect my installing or running it on my computer wich by the way is a compaq\hp comp. Could you try to explain it a little more. P.S. Zxian and everyone else thanks for the input.
  7. I have a question for Zxian or for anyone else who can help me. Since were talking about installing xp this seemed the right place. I bought this comp a year ago(it has xp home on it) and it did not come with the windows cd's. I just recently purchased a new hard drive and I want to do a clean install on the new hd. I am going to take the one that came with this comp and set it aside for now. Then I am going to get a copy of xp pro(the OEM version) from one of the places that pricescan.com recomends. But I had a few questions first. 1 Can I get it at the same price or cheaper than $104 usd if I buy directly from microsoft. How much would it cost me? 2 This is what I consider the most important question. I know that the OEM version will have little documentation. It basicly comes with the install guide and nothing else. Can I sucessfully partition and install the copy of windows that I get with the docs that come with an oem version. This will be the first time I have ever done something like this. 3 Do I need to get a 3rd party app to partition the drive? Or will the copy of xp I buy have an app to partition it? 4Is there any adivce or tips you can give me to make this install go as painlessly as possible. Thank you in advance for all your help.
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