xp home problem

[jp198780]

ok i have a XP Home CD but no product key , my uncle had a bunch of OS cd's laying around and he gave me a Home CD, how can i get a product key? or cant i?

 

[Emperor_nero]

you can buy one from MS I think

 

[jp198780]

oo, i aint trying 2 buy 1, screw it then..

 

[Emperor_nero]

Sorry but it’s pretty much illegal to get one any other way than buying one.

 

[jp198780]

well how much is it? how is it illegal if you dont wanna buy 1? theres no other way around it if you dont buy 1..

 

[Emperor_nero]

for XP home I would say maybe $75-$100

and there are ways but we don't talk of them.

 

[jp198780]

woow, you would pay that much 4 a key?

well i thought here was no ways around, guess i was wrong..

 

[Burgerbob]

woow, you would pay that much 4 a key?

well i thought here was no ways around, guess i was wrong..

Having a key is the same as having a CD with a key, hence the key costs as much as the OS.

 

[Emperor_nero]

well you can buy the upgrade version on sale for $75 at a place like circuit city or www.newegg.com and the Windows XP Professional version for $199 on sale. becouse it's the key that's worth the money not the software.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?j=1&id=cat16104&type=category

 

[Geoff]

What you're paying for is the CD Key, the CD is pretty much worthless because you can find copies anywhere. You can have a legit CD, but unless you have a legit CD Key, Windows may have problems.

 

[Emperor_nero]

What you're paying for is the CD Key, the CD is pretty much worthless because you can find copies anywhere. You can have a legit CD, but unless you have a legit CD Key, Windows may have problems.

well put