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Finding a vendor for Windows XP

Can someone let me know if there is a vendor who still has copies of genuine Windows XP and is reliable and can, preferably, provide a downloadable version?

Ernie Beek

Another option is:

The OEM version of windows 7 includes downgrade rights to vista or XP. The question offcours is: do you need the license or the software?

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bz43

just fyi: You can purchase a Microsoft Technet subscription and get XP that way. A standard subscription gives you two licenses for each software you download. So, you can download Windows XP Home Edition-Retail with two licenses, Windows XP Media Center with two licenses, Windows XP Tablet PC-Retail w/2 licenses, Office Standard 2010 with two licenses, Windows 7 Ultimate with two licenses all for about $200 per year. The licenses don't expire if you don't renew your subscription.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/default.aspx

Stephen

Actually, the last I checked you get 5 licenses for every version of Windows with a Technet subscription. It was 10 up until last year when they suddenly removed half our keys with no warning.

I was going to suggest this to you as well, but I didn't because: the downside to a Technet account is (from my understanding) you can't use it legally if you are reselling the keys or using them to build computers for other people. The keys are provided for "testing purposes" only, which basically means you can use it on your personal equipment but it's mostly for learning Microsoft's products and working in a test environment. Anyone else correct me if I'm wrong.