"Johnny" <nospamcandj01@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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>I buy 90% at newegg.com and some from tigerdirect.com I think they are good
>places.
I go to physical stores, myself - there are lots near me - but those aren't
the kind of things I was referring to.
> Having got anything off of e-bay most of the time the prices I see on
> e-bay aren't that much better than the stores I use.
It's more of a "when things look too good to be true.." situation. If it's
really cheap, it's suspect.
> Thanks Johnny McCown
> Ps when I reply in is it ok to leave message in reply?
In fact it's helpful!
thanks
-pk
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> "Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message
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>> "Johnny" <nospamcandj01@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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>>> How much longer will you be able to buy Windows XP Home CD? I need to
>>> build my friend a new low cost PC. But don't have the money right now.
>>> Retired and need to save up some money first.
>>> Thanks Johnny McCown
>>
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>> IIRC, this will be available at retail into 2008.
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>> If you're building a new system, you probably can qualify for an OEM
>> license, which is near or below the price of an Upgrade version.
>>
>> Do beware of buying low-cost XP licenses from places like eBay; you can't
>> be certain that the install key hasn't already been used. If the price
>> seems too low, there may well be an issue.
>>
>> HTH
>> -pk
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