-=PCTechTalk=- Re: win xp - purchase
- From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 14:16:27 -0400
Thanks!
wow!! great price!! I'm not a student though - and don't have access to a
school. Unless - a college book store - would they sell it? you'd need a student
ID though, I suppose. I might ask my daughter's high school if they have any way
to offer it. I know you should be able to buy msWORD that way - or OFFICE that
way, also.
My dell is out of warrenty. Actually though, I have xp on a separate hard drive
on here, and kept my winME - to keep my warrenty. My friend who ordered thru
dell, was able to keep her warrenty intact with xp, because she ordered thru
dell.
we have our winME cd - from the old (this)computer. I also have my win 98 cd
from the previous computer. So having a cd shouldn't be a problem. The original
operating system didn't need to be installed on the system to use the upgrade
xp.
Cris
----- Original Message -----
From: Bashful Bob
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:45 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: win xp - purchase
I am able to get XP PRO full student version from school for $10. Outside of
that, I do not have a good suggestion.
You did not say if your Dell puter was in or out of warrantee. Installing a
full XP version on your own may void your warrantee. If Dell does it, how is
the warrantee affected?
XP PRO differs substiantly from Home in certain areas.
1) you can NOT used XP Home with server 2003. (Most in here will not be
affected by that)
2) XP PRO has better security features for the OS. Maybe that will change
with XP SP2 but I do not know.
3) There is a feature that allows someone to come into a puter (with their
permission and a password) and work on the puter just as if they were at the
keyboard. BUT one puter MUST have XP PRO to do this.
That is about all that I know for sure, Maybe others know more or can be
more explicit.
I am not sure I can recommend doing an update with an update version, as
that usually means you have to have the originally OS CD to do another
format in the future. I, personally, do not like that situation. Therefore I
recommend you bite the bullet and purchase the full version.
Just my Dollar 2 ninety-eight
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