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where can i cop windows xp for cheap?

LuminLumin 807 Posts
edited November 2007 in Strut Central
my computer at home got a nasty virus and ill have to format and install windows xp on it again. problem is that the xp that is on it now was installed by my boy and he cant locate the key.are there any websites to get an official copy relatively cheap?i cant upgrade to vista since my studio soundcards will not work with vistathis really sucksthanks
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  • kennykenny 1,024 Posts

    Hong Kong.
  • billbradleybillbradley You want BBQ sauce? Get the fuck out of my house. 2,905 Posts
    Extract the key from the registry

    try this:
    http://www.wisdombay.com/downs/CdKeyGrabber.zip
  • 99Problems99Problems 1,541 Posts

    ebay
  • DirtyHansDirtyHans 62 Posts
  • LuminLumin 807 Posts

    i have one
    but like i said, this is for my computer i record into
    im not trying to buy new studio equipment for my mac

    thanks for the suggestions
    that cd key thing may be what i need

    the only problem is that the virus changed the settings on the language of my computer. what used to be english is now a bunch of symbols, ala wingdings
    when i say it sucks, it really sucks
  • OkemOkem 4,617 Posts

    i have one
    but like i said, this is for my computer i record into
    im not trying to buy new studio equipment for my mac

    thanks for the suggestions
    that cd key thing may be what i need

    the only problem is that the virus changed the settings on the language of my computer. what used to be english is now a bunch of symbols, ala wingdings
    when i say it sucks, it really sucks

    When things are this bad I think it's best to get on the phone to you computer tech friend.

    Last time I had serious Pc problems, dude just came round with windows, with everything installed already (word, cubase, photoshop ect.), on a USB and ghost copied it onto my hardrive. Blam.
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    i remember ever since the Apple lle, people having this strange fetish for Job's dick--with stickers on their car and everything.

    i see only two reasons to buy an Apple:

    1) you are rich and it does not matter to pay double or triple for everything

    2) you are utterly computer retarded

    i have never ever had a problem with a PC. sorry.

    ps--the iphone sucks

    pss--the ipod sucks
  • 99Problems99Problems 1,541 Posts

    3) if you are a graphic designer
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts

    3) if you are a graphic designer

    perhaps

    and 4) if you are way into online porn
  • 99Problems99Problems 1,541 Posts

    3) if you are a graphic designer

    perhaps

    and 4) if you are way into online porn

    yeah baby
  • DJBombjackDJBombjack Miami 1,665 Posts
    i remember ever since the Apple lle, people having this strange fetish for Job's dick--with stickers on their car and everything.

    i see only two reasons to buy an Apple:

    1) you are rich and it does not matter to pay double or triple for everything

    2) you are utterly computer retarded

    i have never ever had a problem with a PC. sorry.

    ps--the iphone sucks

    pss--the ipod sucks

    PC vs Mac? Are people still seriously still kicking this argument around?
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    i remember ever since the Apple lle, people having this strange fetish for Job's dick--with stickers on their car and everything.

    i see only two reasons to buy an Apple:

    1) you are rich and it does not matter to pay double or triple for everything

    2) you are utterly computer retarded

    i have never ever had a problem with a PC. sorry.

    ps--the iphone sucks

    pss--the ipod sucks

    PC vs Mac? Are people still seriously still kicking this argument around?

    i was about to buy a macbook the other day and just couldn't bring myself

    to me, computers are throwaway

    every PC solution is to just buy an apple? please
  • LuminLumin 807 Posts
    well im a pc person myself, but i got a mac for Microwave. im not interested in ilife, ipods, ichats or any of that nonsense
    the computer is slim and portable but i already had to send it in to get serviced for some freak occurence that happened last week.
    cats at the genius bar had no clue what happened
  • vajdaijvajdaij 447 Posts

    PC vs Mac? Are people still seriously still kicking this argument around?

    Please, no. People should have left this in the 90s, when it was already old hat(t).
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    i remember ever since the Apple lle, people having this strange fetish for Job's dick--with stickers on their car and everything.

    i see only two reasons to buy an Apple:

    1) you are rich and it does not matter to pay double or triple for everything

    2) you are utterly computer retarded

    i have never ever had a problem with a PC. sorry.

    ps--the iphone sucks

    pss--the ipod sucks

    MAJOR

    Lumin if you need to get a quick official copy.

    Best buy has one for 200 bucks.

    Most college students can get a discounted XP for like 100 bucks.

    http://www.microsoft.com/education/howtobuystudents.mspx

    Personally I'd hit up:

    http://isohunt.com/

    - spidey

    You might also find a deal at

    http://www.pricewatch.com/software_oper_system/

    - spidey
  • BrianBrian 7,618 Posts
    lol @ buying windows
  • billbradleybillbradley You want BBQ sauce? Get the fuck out of my house. 2,905 Posts
    There is no need to buy anything if you have the install media already. If you can't get booted due to the virus, make a boot CD on another machine, grab the key using the util I posted earlier after it is booted, then re-install windows using that key. You could even backup all of the data you wanted to an external drive too before the re-install.

    http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
    http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
  • jaymackjaymack 5,199 Posts
    http://keresteci.blogspot.com/2007/11/microsoft-windows-xp-pro-corp-2007.html

    or

    http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&tab=wb&q=windows+xp+rapidshare&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&start=10
  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,903 Posts
    I always pay for my OS. But I guess that's cause I've always gotten them cheap.
    I can remember getting retail sealed box copies of XP for 30 bucks when it first came out. Leopard cost 9 bucks and Linux can be FREE!

    I did just grab Vista Ultimate a bit back for just over $100.


    You can grab an OEM of XP for around a hundred. Check out craigslist for cheaper copies tho (OEM's for around 40-50, retail around $100)

    And then there is always many many many not so legit sources.
  • DirtyHansDirtyHans 62 Posts
  • TheBeatGoesTheBeatGoes 711 Posts
    bit torrent...

    i'm pissed off at M$ right now, i'm a mac dude but i got an old PC laying around that i'm trying to get setup so my good mac doesnt' get taken over all the time. the only way i know how to make windows not suck is to do a complete format/re-install of the OS...the problem is i've done that too many times so every time i re-install it i have to call the microsoft 800 number and promise them that i'm just re-installing the OS on the same computer (i am)

    shit like that makes people want to bootleg
  • billbradleybillbradley You want BBQ sauce? Get the fuck out of my house. 2,905 Posts
    If you are reinstalling fairly often you can make an "image" of the disk using Ghost and save yourself a lot of time installing drivers and software.
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts
    i remember ever since the Apple lle, people having this strange fetish for Job's dick--with stickers on their car and everything.

    i see only two reasons to buy an Apple:

    1) you are rich and it does not matter to pay double or triple for everything

    2) you are utterly computer retarded

    i have never ever had a problem with a PC. sorry.

    ps--the iphone sucks

    pss--the ipod sucks

    PC vs Mac? Are people still seriously still kicking this argument around?

    COMMODORE 4 LYFE, BATCHEZ!
  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,782 Posts
    I hear Vista is like... totally awesome.
  • billbradleybillbradley You want BBQ sauce? Get the fuck out of my house. 2,905 Posts
    I hear Vista is like... totally awesome.

    It's craptacular
    http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204203975
  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,903 Posts
    Funny. I went through all this before. XP is crap. It's runs like shit. MS fucked it up etc, etc, etc when it was released. Did SP1 make it better? Yes. But I had very little problems when I started using XP. I'm finding the same thing with Vista. Mind you, the dumbest ass thing MS did was drop a million versions of the OS. When really they should have just released Ultimate.

    But on a whole, I'm happy using it. I will not go back to XP. Though, I'm sure at work I'll be using it for quite awhile.

    Leopard is pretty good also. I'm using it often at home. But I doubt I'll ever be a full convert.

    Maybe I'll build a Hackintosh...
  • LuminLumin 807 Posts
    i ended up formatting my c: drive and installing xp fresh.
    i cant seem to install cakewalk sonar though. it freezes at the end of the installation. just when i thought everything was straight
  • billbradleybillbradley You want BBQ sauce? Get the fuck out of my house. 2,905 Posts
    Does the entire machine lockup during the install? Or when retrying the install does it lock up at or around the same spot? It could be a bad block somewhere in memory. Swapping out your RAM is a quick test or fix for that. Of course, it could just be the installer.
  • LuminLumin 807 Posts
    it locks up on the same file in the installation
    the weird thing is that it isnt installing a file. its skipping it. i looked at some info on the dll its skipping, and it has something to do with .net
    i will look into how to uninstall .net if thats possible to bypass that whole thing
  • hendravishendravis 689 Posts
    i bought a computer recently that had the harddrive totally cleaned.
    so i need windows xp pro installed to get it to work.
    and i definately dont have 200 bucks to get the disc! which puts me in a lame situation,. ive spent the last couple days tryin to find it for free or cheap on the intranet.. can anybody help me out? this is going to b my music production / digitialized record computer,
    wisconsins gots me all snowed in and i need to get on some produktion!
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