Best place to get XP

danno · Post by **danno** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:19 pm

What is the best place to get windows for a new built PC?

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:27 pm

OEM versions are cheapest........and I'd guess online would be cheaper than in a local pc store. I couldn't recommend where specifically since I'm in Ireland and doubt my local stores would suit ;)

Post by **FZ1** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:33 pm

Most places require a hardware purchase with OEM OS.

Post by **dicecca112** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:05 pm

find someone at a large college. Usually you can get it anywhere from 15-50$ for XP Pro

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:52 am

FZ1 wrote:Most places require a hardware purchase with OEM OS.

A "Y" Molex Power splitter works for that.

ZhengHe · Post by **ZhengHe** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:33 am

dicecca112 wrote:find someone at a large college. Usually you can get it anywhere from 15-50$ for XP Pro

Absolutely, and if that doesn't work you'd probably be able to find one on a sufficiently large computer forum since they tend to be populated by exactly that demographic.

Tim Burton · Post by **Tim Burton** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:07 pm

Yea, that is the best bet.

Also, Newegg and stuff will let you buy a $1 item and get the OEM copy of XP.