On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:03:40 -0400, Aardvark
wrote:

Brian Southworth wrote:
A year or 2 ago there was a post here in RAH about where to buy discount,
legitemate software in plainwrap packaging. I've googled every term I can think
of but I can't find it. Anyone remember it? I seem to recall that Windows XP
was $50 or $100, but in "industrial" packaging intended for dealers installing
it on new computers.

Does anyone remember it? I'm building several new computers for family and if
there's an affortdable way to do it with full registration I'd like to.

Search for Windows XP Professional 3-Pack OEM
This site has the 3 pack for $412
http://store.viosoftware.biz/wixpproem3.html

I purchased a 4 pack of OEM XP Pro for roughly $360 about a year ago
through a local supplier. Purchase 3 and they threw in a 4th.
They were individually shrink wrapped and came with the MS official
logo to go on/in each machine. (so called requirement)

However as they are pre SP-1 it requires *OVER* 100 megs of downloads
to bring them up-to-date if I have to do a reinstall. As I recall,
with the SP-1 update it's close to 140 megs. How'd you like to do
that on a dial up connection?

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com


Just some thing I found

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