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    LEGAL Windows XP download?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by afhstingray, Dec 8, 2009.

  1. afhstingray

    afhstingray Notebook Prophet

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    Hi,

    I lost the CD that came with my old dell, and i dont think i know anyone with a windows XP cd.

    Does anyone know where i can download winxp so i can use my key on it?

    cheers
     
    afhstingray, Dec 8, 2009
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  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Nope. There are no legal Windows XP downloads. (Unless from MSDN or something of course).
     
    usapatriot, Dec 8, 2009
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  3. afhstingray

    afhstingray Notebook Prophet

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    oh, that sucks :(

    so any suggestions on how to reinstall? its an inspiron 8200 from 2002, i just dug it out of the store room a few weeks ago to try out linux on it, but drivers were a headache, so i want to put XP back on it as i am going to sri lanka next week,

    and i thought i could give it to my 13 year old cousin there who dosent have a computer (the only cyber cafe in the village was using a 66MHz pentium on windows 95 :| )
     
    afhstingray, Dec 8, 2009
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  4. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Maybe you can buy a disk. Should be under $20.
     
    moral hazard, Dec 8, 2009
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  5. HTWingNut

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    Contact Dell. They should provide one for you, probably for a nominal fee. I don't know if you need one specifically from them or if a regular XP would work with that key.
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 8, 2009
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  6. afhstingray

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    generic XP should work, i've used OEM keys on retail CD's before.
     
    afhstingray, Dec 8, 2009
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    Well, they haven't changed the links as far as I'm aware (in fact a quick Google search shows they're still working and widely available). Now, granted, MS/DR not changing the links does not imply that MS/DR is OK with people downloading them. It would stand to reason, however, that they would change them if they were not.
     
    BrandonSi, Dec 8, 2009
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