Win XP
 

I'm sick and ------- tired of my computer. Its all slow. and in DESPERATE need of a re-format / install.

the problem however, is I dont wanna run win98se (the only install CD, illegal btw, that i have).

I want to run WinXP Pro or Home i dont care. but i dont wanna buy it..

anyone have a copy that I can properly use and even update the fucker? cuz i can't update my current copy. and i dont have a XP CD. Some1 borrowed it (cracked copy) and fel off the face of the earth.

so.. any1 willing to MSN or whatever a copy to me. Or a known copy on the net that's good? (torrent/kazaa/e-mule??)

ty in advance!

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Well if you have Kazaa you should be good to go. Otherwise I can send you everything you need over AIM, MSN, or whatever.

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I have an XP CD right here... would be it be possible to send you all the files then have you put it on CD?

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Yeah, you just have to burn it as a bootable CD and finalize it.

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do not use an XP home bootleg, going xp bootleg only use XP Pro.

I think Suprnova has XP for dl.

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i dont care.. as long as it works fine..bootable sure would save alot of headaches tho.

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suprnova = pay site :/

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a friend of mine had that same problem right before they hacked into his online banking. get a realy good firewall asap. he had to wait 4 days before the bank gave him the money that was taken outta his account.

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suprnova.org = free site ;)

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ok so i'm d/l XP Pro Corp w/ SP2....ISO

whats a good program for ISO's..?

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n/m, nero can do it.. duh.. man it's been so long since i've dealt with this sorta crap..

anyone know if this version would be updatable?

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another thought! my father has a LEGIT Win XP Home CD.. he is currently using this on his computer.

I heard that you are allowed a certain number of unique system config's on XP.. will that cd work for me!?

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I hate home. But oh well.

Ask Jeff about it, he installed XP and changed something in the registry to disable it ;)

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u mean jeff changed somethig in the reg of a XP Home/Pro install to use it on 2 machines at once?

JEFF, DO TELL!!

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ive never had a prob using the same key on more then one machine, just install it without setting up an internet connection. If worse comes to worse call microsoft and tell them you lost your key and your computer crashed and you get a new one ;D, or just PM me ill give you a winxp pro cd key i use

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yup

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use XP professional and don't worry about the multiple cd key use bullshit. XP professional isn't tracked the same like home and such

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are you 100% sure of this.. cuz i can grab a copy from work :P

my computer HAD Xp Pro.. the programs i NEED to use didnt work on it. so i formatted and installed 98se. but the computer still has the CD Key on the side.. i think i'm gunna borrow that ;D

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Take your hard drive to work and use Norton Ghost to copy from their hard drive to yours :P

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I'm pretty sure, right now I'm running XP pro on my laptop and desktop right now and I think I am using the same cd key.

So if you are using the xp key from the Business 'version' i think you should be fine.

I formatted and reinstalled xp in my desktop and laptop in the same day and I'm pretty sure I used the same key.

Just make sure the XP pro is the copy that Companies are suppose to have only, not the ones for like retail computers

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Better hope the motherboards and bios is the same...Or else computer will be fucked

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i switched to linux. the only thing i cant do now is watch movies. thats about it.

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Ahh focker, I forgot about that. I'm really tired tonight. :( Thanks though newb! :P

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then have both windows and linux on the same pc. Whne you wanna watch a movie switch os's

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mplayer, xine, and ogle - thats all that you will ever need to watch pretty much ANY movie or dvd, period. what distro are you using?

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my school sells legit copys of XP pro for like $8 + shipping

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If you decide to go Xp home and you need a cd-key and a activation key I have a program that overwrites all of that. PM if you need it

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will i be able to update it though?

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www.trustprice.com
buy the serial and you can get the updates. if you dont ur fucked.

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you have PM ;D

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Im running XP Pro and cant update to SP2. It says my regisatration is no good or somethign liek that

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get a registration switcher. you can change to a valid code with it. ones that are already in registry.

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If you had an older computer (running win98) I would reccomend win2k, it's a lot less resource hungry, and doesn't have all the bells and whistles and stupid wizards that XP has.

-PHiZ

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^ agreed. OR take a chance and go to Linux. The poor man's OS.

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I have ALL versions of windows from 3.1 on floppy to windows 2003 server. yet, i still prefer a *nix environment. linux is not a poor mans OS, because anybody can get their hands on windows* for free. it is the OS of choice for those who want complete control over every aspect of their operating system, or at least alot more than you could achieve using a microsoft solution.

by the way, if you can't windows update sp2, then you should just download the administrator version from the microsoft website http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...35-SP2-ENU.exe
after you download it(its a big ------- file so dont even bother with dial up), just install. if you have an amd64 processor get ready for some issues.

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poor man's OS in a good way. that free, enabling way.

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Thats an Admin version of the SP 2 update?

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yes. the windows update version just downloads only the patches and ---- that you are missing. this sp2 contains ALL patches, including ---- that is already on your computer. It also includes everything from service pack 1, since service packs are cumulative. it is meant to be put on a server and installed to MANY machines, thereby saving time and network bandwidth. however for your purposes, since you cant windows update it, you can use it for only one machine and install it locally instead of placing it on a server and installing from there.