VOT: A+

[JD Austin]

Unless it's for a specific computer (such as Dell) it will work fine.
Some OEM disks detect whether their running on the vendor hardware or not
and refuse to boot if they're not.
As long as it's a regular XP install disk and not a 'restore' disk you'll be
fine.

I really hate how classes are written for specific software... CIS105 is a
perfect example... class title is 'Survey of Computer Information
Systems'...
It should be called intro to Microsoft Office 2007 (or whatever the latest
version currently is) and the history of Computer Information Systems.  They
justify it by saying 'that's what the students will encounter in the real
world' :(

Thankfully Linux has a large enough foothold in the server market that
classes are now being taught.

As far as dual+ booting... install Linux last.  Microsoft loves to
obliterate the linux boot loader.


On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Trent Shipley <tshipley at deru.com> wrote:

> Right now the lab system has Vista on it.
>
>
> What evil consequences will befall me if I get the OEM version of XP?
> It is about $100 less than the generic XP shrink wrapped box.
>
>
>
> Technomage wrote:
>
> > they are still available at a lot of places:
> > amazon.com still has a few XP pro disks in stock
> > I purchased mine via a cheap online outlet (forgot the name) and got the
> > SP2 disk free.
> > ran me like $65.00 plus postage.
> >
> > 9software.com is a good place to look as well (found it via google
> shopping)
> >
> > I suspect that finding win2k pro is going to be a bit harder as its been
> > 10+ years since its manufacture date and at least
> > 5 years since the EOL'ed it.
> >
> > Trent Shipley wrote:
> >
> >> (VOT -- very off topic)
> >>
> >> WARNING: MS Windows
> >>
> >>
> >> I am taking an A+ class at Rio Salado community college.  It covers the
> >> 2006 A+ exams which are all about the XP.
> >>
> >>
> >> I have a Vista computer I can use for tear down/rebuild.  I'd like to
> >> multi-boot to Vista, XP Pro, and Windows 2000 Pro, although losing Vista
> >> would be fine.  Where can I get  licensed copies of XP Pro and 2000
> >> Pro?  How do I get the think to multi-boot?
> >>
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