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I got my dad a new PC. I have his old one and I'm needing a copy of XP Home Edition to format it and reinstall the OS. It originally came with the disc but he cant locate it. Is there anywhere to download a legal copy. I have the COA sticker with the original Key on it thats still on the side of the machine. I just need the disc to boot to so I can get it done. I currently have Zorin installed but I plan to sell the desktop and I figure most would want the XP Home on it as lots of folks aren't familiar with Linux. Thanks for any help.
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One of Microsoft's many unfriendly consumer practices is that there is no legitimate way to download a copy of Windows XP. There are sites with copies of XP but they are illegal and can be infected. You can try to get a disc from the original manufacturer of the PC. Note that even if you downloaded a copy of Windows XP, it would not necessarily have the correct drivers for your particular PC's hardware.
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If you want to be legit, put a copy of Linux on it. |
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"Generic" OEM CDs can also be used for any OEM license. All my OEM XP Home CDs have exactly the same image which has worked with every license key (Retail and OEM but not Volume License) that I have used. It is only "non-generic" OEM CDs, such as Dell's, that check the hardware and will not install on different brands of computer. But that doesn't prevent that license key being used on other hardware. It is not legitimate/legal to transfer OEM licenses to another computer because it breaks the license agreement. However it usually works without any problem because the OEM license allows motherboard replacements which is difficult to tell from a whole computer replacement.
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The best place to get one in my country is second-hand from an auction site. They will probably have new packages as well with disk and license.
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