Where to get a cheap/legit copy of Windows XP or Windows 7

eurotrotter · 03-08-2014 07:08PM #1

hi gang,

I'm looking to get 2 licenses of windows 7.

any ideas, where i can get this from?

thanks,
Ed

duckie360 · 03-08-2014 07:10PM

I got my licence on ebay. A quick search should do the trick. Cost me 50 euro.

eurotrotter · 03-08-2014 07:15PM

this looks ok, will 32bit windows xp work on my 64 bit mac though?:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Windows-XP-Professional-SP3-32-Bit-with-Licence-/271543664737?pt=UK_Computing_Software_Software_SR&hash=item3f39438061

Blikes · 04-08-2014 12:42AM

32 bit will work fine on a 64 bit system but not the other way round.

duckie360 · 04-08-2014 08:27AM

I got mine from Dynaware.

duckie360 · 04-08-2014 08:29AM

Ms have stopped updating xp so that might cause you hassle in the future.

PropJoe10 · 05-08-2014 12:36PM

I wouldnt buy Windows XP as its reached end of life and isnt supported by Microsoft anymore, meaning that it'll be more susceptible to viruses and malware. But yeah it'll work on a 64-bit system if you really want it to.

ressem · 05-08-2014 10:43PM

eurotrotter wrote: »

this looks ok, will 32bit windows xp work on my 64 bit mac though?:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Windows-XP-Professional-SP3-32-Bit-with-Licence-/271543664737?pt=UK_Computing_Software_Software_SR&hash=item3f39438061

If this is for Bank of Ireland Banking online or Open University, you might want to research installing it into a VirtualBox virtual machine on your Mac rather than using bootcamp.

Can't tell whether that license is a Dell/HP restricted OEM license or not.

yoyo · 06-08-2014 04:20PM

I think the later versions of bootcamp are very specific on Windows editions they support, so double check XP will work on that. Try the dual boot option over virtualization preferably. Windows 7 is a safer more secure choice these days, and more stable

Nick

Where to get a cheap/legit copy of Windows XP or Windows 7

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