-=PCTechTalk=- Re: win xp - purchase
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:01:21 -0400
What is the difference in the student version that you bought besides the
cost, any?
cristy
----- Original Message -----
From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:16 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: win xp - purchase
> 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
> =pctechtalk
>
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