Operating System Windows XP

[KrazyKidd]

Im off to college and I'm probably going to end up gettin a sager notebook. The only thing I need is an operating system, Windows XP Pro, and maybe productivity software like office XP Pro. I know a lot of people on the boards have been saying that their colleges have these for cheap, but unfortunately my college doesnt sell software. Also my sisters college is selling the operating system for 300 bux. If somebody could purchase software for me, i could pay them. I think its okay becuz i am a college student (well almost...) Thanks for any replies

krazykidd

[baggio248]

Check this thread:
http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63824

Also check googlegear.com. I got XP Pro OEM for 143.

[KrazyKidd]

OKay, so newegg has great prices...pretty much half off. But what about these college students bragging about getting win xp pro full for like 10 bux. Which colleges offer these prices?

[glagic]

Originally posted by KrazyKidd
OKay, so newegg has great prices...pretty much half off. But what about these college students bragging about getting win xp pro full for like 10 bux. Which colleges offer these prices?

im actually wondering the same thing. also, does anyone know that if youre a student in the UC (university of california) system can u get software at other schools at their discount price?

[baggio248]

Originally posted by glagic


im actually wondering the same thing. also, does anyone know that if youre a student in the UC (university of california) system can u get software at other schools at their discount price?

I think I heard somewhere that if you can prove you attend another UC you can get discount at their bookstores, but I might be wrong.

[p3rsian]

got kazza ?:bandit:

[Oreoz]

you can always go on http://www.pricegrabber.com and search for some prices.

[jermscentral]

I think I figured out what you're asking. When a student purchases the OS through their university, it's done through the MSDNAA. The Academic Alliance allow volume licensing to that school for a certain price. If someone on the board were to get you a copy of, say, Windows XP, for 10 bucks, and then resell it to you, it'd be illegal. Those title are not for resale, and they are basically still the property of the university you bought it from. Sure, it's no harm done to you because you got it for 10 bucks, and it's not much harm to the school because they made 10 bucks, but it's technically illegal. Your newly licensed copy may have your name on it, but it's still property of the university.

So technically, you could buy it off of someone that gets the university discount, but it's considered illegal since you're not a student at that particular institution. You'd need to get it from your school, and only if they had the MSDNAA.

[jamespf]

Originally posted by jermscentral

So technically, you could buy it off of someone that gets the university discount, but it's considered illegal since you're not a student at that particular institution.

Ya, Illinois State University has that campus licensing deal. We get XP, OFFICE, and Studio.net for free... Well, Applied Computer Science students do anyway.

[ko48647]

University of Wisconsin system students can get discounted software as well. I got full blown MS office plus some other MS stuff (ed editions) for $30 shipped.