 Windows XP CD - did I just get screwed?, I get burned in my quest for retrogaming |
 Apr 20 2010, 11:53 PM
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I have begun to notice that it's hard to get Windows XP anymore; lots of places are out of stock. I decided to get an extra Windows XP CD while it's still possible to do it. I know that Windows XP can run a lot of retro games very well so I thought it would be good to always have a copy for future installs. It would be possible to keep a cheap computer around with WinXP and DOSBox on it and play games from 1985 forevermore. I went to a third party vendor on amazon.com but it looks like I might have gotten screwed. The person seems to have sent me a CD that came with some computer.
http://tinypic.com/r/4ta4c6/5 http://tinypic.com/r/zxnx4w/5 Would I even be able to use this CD to install Windows XP on a computer? Or would there be some goofy copy protection that would prevent me from installing it in the first place? Did I just get screwed? |
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Wounded Ronin Windows XP CD - did I just get screwed? Apr 20 2010, 11:53 PM
Belvidere QUOTE (Wounded Ronin @ Apr 20 2010, 06:53... Apr 20 2010, 11:58 PM Link It's an OEM package rather than a fancier reta... Apr 21 2010, 01:36 AM tete you'll be fine as long as the key is valid. Yo... Apr 21 2010, 04:15 PM
rumanchu QUOTE (tete @ Apr 21 2010, 09:15 AM) you... Apr 21 2010, 04:54 PM Thanee Once you have a running system with XP installed, ... Apr 21 2010, 05:54 PM Stahlseele Also, in my eyes, you should be good to go with ju... Apr 21 2010, 09:41 PM hobgoblin if the plan is to use XP only to run dosbox, it se... Apr 22 2010, 01:20 AM nezumi XP will also run games made for XP and a certain n... Apr 22 2010, 12:54 PM Karoline I don't know if this discussion should make me... Apr 26 2010, 02:08 AM Crusher Bob The licenses on OEM versions of Windows are usuall... Apr 26 2010, 04:36 AM nezumi I recently heard about companies that will sell OE... Apr 26 2010, 02:58 PM Thanee QUOTE (nezumi @ Apr 26 2010, 04:58 PM) Ka... Apr 26 2010, 03:37 PM nezumi QUOTE (Thanee @ Apr 26 2010, 10:37 AM) So... Apr 27 2010, 03:31 PM Karoline QUOTE (nezumi @ Apr 27 2010, 10:31 AM) As... Apr 27 2010, 03:43 PM tete QUOTE (nezumi @ Apr 27 2010, 03:31 PM) I... Apr 27 2010, 04:42 PM hobgoblin technically a 32-bit computer can make use of more... Apr 26 2010, 05:11 PM Thanee QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Apr 26 2010, 07:11 PM)... Apr 26 2010, 06:15 PM Bob Lord of Evil QUOTE (Karoline @ Apr 26 2010, 03:08 AM) ... Apr 26 2010, 06:31 PM Thanee QUOTE (Bob Lord of Evil @ Apr 26 2010, 08... Apr 26 2010, 08:29 PM tete QUOTE (Thanee @ Apr 26 2010, 09:29 PM) @t... Apr 26 2010, 08:52 PM tete Windows 7 marginally uses more memory than XP (lik... Apr 26 2010, 07:59 PM Thanee I have been looking for an english-language page, ... Apr 26 2010, 09:32 PM tete Thats just end of life, just like win 95, 98, NT. ... Apr 26 2010, 09:57 PM Wounded Ronin I've actually only heard good things about Win... Apr 27 2010, 04:02 PM darthmord You could go the route of getting MSDOS 6.22 from ... Apr 27 2010, 05:45 PM tete QUOTE (darthmord @ Apr 27 2010, 05:45 PM)... Apr 27 2010, 07:59 PM  |
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