can i download it for free?
do i have to buy it out of the store?
2007-01-06 11:36:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
No, silly, it's not free. It's best that wherever you buy it that you are sure to get the CD, just in case you have problems or need to re-install.
It'll cost you almost $200
WORD TO THE WISE....
If you buy it out of the store, it will be in a sealed box (which you can not return after you open). I bought one and if the girl at the checkout hadn't noticed the box seemed "light" or "empty" and opened it herself, I would have been out of luck. BE SURE IT"S IN THE BOX BEFORE YOU PAY FOR IT.
2007-01-06 11:47:44 · answer #1 · answered by J T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows is not free. Legally, you'll have to buy it in order to use it. Before, certain people have been able to obtain copies of Windows versions and have installed it onto their PCs, but lately, Microsoft has started cracking down on these fake versions of Windows and have disabled as many features as they possibly can on the fake Windows that they find. My friend's Windows Xp was fake, so I know. They're doing this very effectively too, as the automatic updates will automatically detect your operating system's fakeness.
So I guess you'll have to buy it, but before you do, you should know that Microsoft Vista, the successor of Microsoft Windows XP is coming out January 30th and that buying Microsoft Windows now is just a huge waste of money.
Find out more about Vista here:
http://www.microsoft.com/Windowsvista/
2007-01-06 11:55:55 · answer #2 · answered by Simplex Spes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to buy it from the store. Check out newegg.com. They have oem versions which are basically boxless versions at almost half off prices. Besides being illigal, pirated versions can't be activated because of product activation, which puts a limit of one activation per product key.
2007-01-06 11:39:54 · answer #3 · answered by Mikecool509 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No Windows or Office program that I know of is free.
Saturday, 1/6/07 - about 7:45p.m. - below - good price for CD with product key.
http://www.clearancesoftwareoutlet.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=1
2007-01-06 11:43:00 · answer #4 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be illegal if you found it for free on the Internet. You need to go to a store. Microsoft.com might have it, but you can't download it, you have to buy it and have the CD shipped to you.
2007-01-06 11:46:58 · answer #5 · answered by s_veilleux32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally..yes you have to buy it.
Illegally...you can probably download it from a bittorrent site.
But O.S.'s (operating systems) are pretty vital to a pc and its not something you should play around with lightly. I highly suggest just ponying up the cash and trying to find a deal at best buy or something.
2007-01-06 11:39:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can probably download it online,but it is better to buy it.To explain:In order for you to update your windows,you will need a valid product key,and you can't get one for a pirated copy.So,be wise and buy it.It may cost money,but you will be saved alot of headaches.
2007-01-06 11:44:35 · answer #7 · answered by Me! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are many ways to have it with out buying it, of course this is no legal but if your going to use at home it is OK.
You can find it in CD your better ask to friends who knows about computers, many latinoamerican people have good experience with this kind of stuff.
In the web there are many places from you can get a DVD which is called the: All in one. it has the instructions and xp steps to install
2007-01-06 11:41:53 · answer #8 · answered by beginer 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
well you can get windows xp off the net by going to www.dell.com and purchasing it via internet with your credit card!
2007-01-06 11:41:21 · answer #9 · answered by Uzlu2919 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to buy it from the store.
2007-01-06 11:38:54 · answer #10 · answered by D.J 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋