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carleverson
Joined: 04 Dec 2009
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:36 pm Post subject: Where can I get a cheap copy of Windows XP? |
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I need a cheap legit copy in English. |
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Chokse
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ttompatz

Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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You can still find OEM copies of XP for about 120k in the basement of the place between seon-in plaza and the nanjin arcade at yongsan.
If you are at a public school your IT guy has a copy with a broad/bulk license that you can legally use on your computer at school or for home use (as a teacher).
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hallazgo
Joined: 22 Oct 2010
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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is there a particular app that doesn't work with Windows 7? The price is nearly the same and works much better than XP - and I'm not even a windows fan but a Linux twiddler. Forget XP if you can - it's nearly 11 years old |
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hanguker
Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Location: Korea
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:20 am Post subject: |
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hallazgo wrote: |
is there a particular app that doesn't work with Windows 7? The price is nearly the same and works much better than XP - and I'm not even a windows fan but a Linux twiddler. Forget XP if you can - it's nearly 11 years old |
I agree. |
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carleverson
Joined: 04 Dec 2009
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:11 am Post subject: |
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hallazgo wrote: |
The price is nearly the same and works much better than XP - and I'm not even a windows fan but a Linux twiddler. Forget XP if you can - it's nearly 11 years old |
I disagree.
Here's why:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2355703,00.asp |
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eamo

Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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carleverson wrote: |
hallazgo wrote: |
The price is nearly the same and works much better than XP - and I'm not even a windows fan but a Linux twiddler. Forget XP if you can - it's nearly 11 years old |
I disagree.
Here's why:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2355703,00.asp |
That article is a year and half old (and anyway, if favors W7 as a conclusion!). W7 surpasses XP in almost every benchmark now.
Plus, MS are reducing support for XP surely and steadily. You'd be insane to pay money for an 11 year old OS (which was developed in the '90's!!) which is being phased out by it's maker. |
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:54 am Post subject: |
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Get Windows 7 OEM if you must pay. |
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Italy37612
Joined: 25 Jan 2010 Location: Somewhere
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:52 am Post subject: |
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Why would anyone actively search out and buy a copy of XP these days? That article is severely outdated. Windows 7 is a great OS. I really see no reason for you to spend so much money on an OS that is over a decade old.
Plus, Microsoft will soon stop supporting XP all together. |
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jonbowman88
Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Location: gwangju, s korea
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JSC
Joined: 07 Dec 2010
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:46 am Post subject: |
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Here's a thought to add to the discussion...
Get Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate (or Enterprise). Then, if you really need to run XP, you can do so in "Windows XP Mode". Basically, it's a real version of XP running inside a window of the 7 OS. It's free with the aforementioned versions of Windows 7.
For the most part, it worked for a couple of legacy programs I needed to run. However, be aware that sometimes the USB support might be flakey. For example, with some corporate email / network access where you need to insert a USB security dongle, it wasn't recognized and I had to use a different system altogether. Otherwise, XP Mode via 7 worked fine for my basic needs. |
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