Now that my computer seems to be working decent i need to get some software on it. The HDD is empty.

I'd like to go with Windows XP, preferably the professional edition because i have heard it is better by just about everyone.

Of course since i have this great resource called Seek42 i'd rather not pay for my software.

I'd like to know how to go about putting a copy of XP on my computer. I searched on Seek and 6 people sharing it, some with activations and some without. Can anyone give me a reccomendation about which one to d/l and burn into a CD? After that, how can i go about getting the product key?

Or, if someone already has a cracked copy of XP burnt onto a CD that i can borrow that would be even better.

Thanks for any help.

would you rather have a free legal version?
because you are a student at umr, you can dl a free copy from msdn. if you don't know about that, ask one of your prof's for a name & pwd.

hey, i got an email for that msdn thing, but they want $11 to ship me the cd and dont offer a dl option. im not the guy above.

So $11 for a legal copy of XP? I'd rather go legal if i can, but i don't want to spend $75 on the full version.

Any website i can visit for info on this? Is it a full version of XP or is it limited?

maybe i wasn't clear enough... it's actually msdnaa... there is a difference.
this may work for you, or you may have to find your specific department.
http://msdn05.e-academy.com/umr_mis

Thanks for the link. Looks pretty good....i think i would rather order the CD so i have a copy to keep (no burner on my current linux computer). I tried to log in using my UMR username but it wouldn't let me. So i emailed the address at the site to see if i could get on. Hopefully they will let me.

Thanks.

i have http://msdn07.e-academy.com/umr_ece my logon doesnt work on the mis. guess i'll have to go to a prof or something

Is there a link like that for the comp sci department?

Yeah, I got a legal copy for $10. Not too shabby if you ask me.

ok
coolness factor -1

is there not a download option? only thing i can find is pay and have a disk shipped to me [it's a nice low price, but still...free would be much nicer]

Well crap. I just got this email:



This sucks....it appears the school of mines and metalurgy dosen't have this (smeer now ). So....back to getting a illegial copy, or giving the bookstore a large sum of money.

If you want an illegal copy I whole heartedly recommend windows FD deluxe, then change the the key to something legit ;) .

couldnt you just get a friend to order one for you?

or i have an unopened winxp pro full that i could sell you for half of whatever the bookstore is asking. i should just ebay the thing, but im too lazy. its unopened/unregistered/unfuckedaroundwith

Mee:
You have a PM.