OT - Windows XP Installation CD

[Mark Phillips]

On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>wrote:

> There are tons of sights with links to XP source:
>
> http://www.metacafe.com/watch/491686/installing_windows_xp_pro_including_free_legal_key/


The site appears to be dead....I just get a blank page

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> Be sure to get your key off your system: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/ht/findxpkey.htm


Hard to miss the bright shiny tag on the top of the box! ;)

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> http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windowsxp/f/download-windows-xp.htm


I found that site early on in my search. All it says is "there are tons of
sites with Windows downloads...", but no links, and then it says to buy a
new copy from MS.

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> All of the referenced download links are, of course, "illegal" therefore
> possibly warez sites with spam, trojans, virus, etc.
>
> Try to find someone with a DVD?
>

That was the point of my email.....

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> [I have one,  but I am not going to supply the use of it to anyone on a
> Linux list and I can't get it to you with my current schedule..]
>
> You should not need to use Windows for anything!
>

One has to use Windows or MacOS for iTunes and Windows for many Windows
games. Wine does not always work, and it does not work for iTunes.

Happy New Year!

Mark

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> On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Mark Phillips <mark at phillipsmarketing.biz
> > wrote:
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>> I have an old Dell server running Windows XP Pro, which has gotten so
>> slow that my best plan is to wipe it and re-install. I have the license tag
>> on the box but no CDs to install. The machine use to be a gaming machine
>> for my kids when they were younger, and they moved on to only needing
>> iTunes.
>>
>> Does anyone have a Windows XP Pro CD I can borrow? Can I download it from
>> somewhere on the net?
>>
>> I assume this is legal, as I have the license, just not the media.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mark
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