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Old 21 April 2005, 03:37 PM
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Where's the best place to obtain 4 copues of Windows 2000 Pro ?

Not bothered if they're new or not, so long as they're legit.
Old 21 April 2005, 03:46 PM
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I sold 1 on ebay for about £20 ages ago. Probably a lot cheaper than that now.
Old 21 April 2005, 04:00 PM
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AFAIK it's against the license agreement to sell used copies of M$ products.

It's also against the T&C to buy M$ products outside of your geographic reigon - IE you can't buy the really cheap (legit) copies of XP Home from China that M$ are rolling out over there.
Old 21 April 2005, 04:03 PM
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ok, so where do I get cheap legit UK windows 2000 Pro ?

need 4 copies
Old 21 April 2005, 04:30 PM
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Define "cheap"? You can get OEM new copies for about £85-90 ea.


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Originally Posted by BlkKnight
AFAIK it's against the license agreement to sell used copies of M$ products.
Not strictly true. OEM editions cannot be resold, full editions can be.

As Meridian said, OEM copies of Win2K Pro are around £90 new or check eBay for copies of full versions. If you buy an OEM edition from a legit retailer, you'll probably have to buy a mouse or something too. "Microsoft OEM Operating system software MUST be purchased with a non-peripheral hardware component or fully assembled computer system. Non-peripheral hardware consists of a motherboard, graphics card, memory module, hard disk, keyboard or mouse." (taken from ebuyer.co.uk).

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I've managed to locate 4 copies at £26 each
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I just hope the serial numbers have not been registered with M$
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All sealed and he's sending them to me first, then I'll send payment.
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