okay let me clear things

mce 2002 is being sold everywhere

mce 2005 is on beta and will be released in 1-2 months..

the question is what does your Cd and box look like? unless u got OEM versions of MCE's they're supposed to come in a box a big one, is that how u got it? or did it came with your computer? and where did u buy them? where do u live?

also u hate ppl ripping off companies, so u like being ripped of by companies?

mce 2002 is being sold everywhere

mce 2005 is on beta and will be released in 1-2 months..

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1. Nope, MCE 2002 is not supposed to be sold like that at all.

2. MCE 2005 is not in beta. Its been out since November 2004 approx.

all my friends have mce 2002, it came with their laptops..

for 2005 i was talking about v2 update for mce! u might not know what it is...

r u saying that no one in the world has mce? or 2002? so 2005 is out and everyone has it???

The thing is that before MCE 2005, you had to buy a complete computer to get a MCE system and only from limited partner with certification (DELL, HP, Etc.).

Now, since MCE 2005 (launched at the end of 2004), you can get it from any OEM retaillers and you can also buy a Microsoft Remote Control.

The only thing to know is that you have a WinXP Pro version under the hood BUT you can only join a DOMAIN during the initial installation, not afterward.

r u saying that no one in the world has mce? or 2002?

all my friends have mce 2002, it came with their laptops..

Exactly, it could not be bought separately.

for 2005 i was talking about v2 update for mce! u might not know what it is...

Emerald?

But that's not MCE 2005 anyways. Maybe called 2006...

so 2005 is out and everyone has it???

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Yup.

Pretty much everyone has it. Since quite a long time.