Re: OT Windows XP Professional (opinions?)
- From: "Margaret Wilson" <twokatmew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:23:46 -0400
Installing a new OS from an upgrade CD is not that big a deal, as long as
you have the media for your old OS. Simply reformat your hard drive (so
it's blank), then start the install process from the WinXP CD. It will look
for an old OS to upgrade, and when it doesn't find it, it'll prompt for
media from your old OS. Swap CDs, setup verifies that you're legal and will
ask you to swap the CDs back. Away you go with your "upgrade," and you have
a clean, shiny new OS to work with.
I agree that Newegg is a great place to shop. I buy all my parts from them.
They've now supplied parts for about 6 different computers that I've built.
Their service is great, and their prices are almost always the lowest. They
don't ding you too bad on shipping, either.
Regards,
Margaret
"Chickenhead" <kurtWITHOUTTHESPAMshapiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:76SdnSZY67RtRJneRVn-3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I too buy a lot of hardware from New Egg.
>
> XP pro is available for $145 with free shipping from Vio Software at
>
> http://www.viosoftware.com/Windows+XP+Professional/Windows+XP+Professional+with+SP2+OEM.htmlIt's
> not an upgrade version, so you won't need your old ME CD and it'll beless
> aggravation to install.I've bought software from them before, and it ships
> very fast."RickH" <passport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> messagenews:1124379918.482256.313060@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Rick Del Savio wrote:>> Hi. Looks like I'm going to replace the hard-drive
> in my pc. Any>> suggestions? Also, how's Windows XP Professional? I've
> gotta' assume>> it's better than what I'm saddled with, Windows ME. PS
> Costco's selling>> XP Pro for $185 US. There a better source to score this
> thing and/or a>> hard-drive? Much TIA, Rick>> I build/upgrade my machines
> from parts I get at:>> http://www.newegg.com/>> They are always pretty
> competitive on hardware prices and seem to set> the market rates on a lot
> of stuff. XP Pro is the way to go right now.>> But by the time you buy XP
> and the HDD and add in your time, you may> want to look at just buying a
> new machine with XP Pro loaded and re-use> your current monitor, for not
> much more money than the cost of the HDD> and XP.>
>
.
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