dell windows xp cd?

[poseyjmac]

hey im shopping around for a good price on winders xp for a friend. i found this:

http://microcity4less.com/item.asp?PID=818

very cheap, but im wondering if anyones used one of these and if they are just as good as a regular XP home oem cd? or if they install more crap.

 

[the_lone_wolf]

looks decidedly dodgy to me, wonder what dell have to say about it?

 

[poseyjmac]

not sure, but I found 3 other pricegrabber storefronts that sell this dell windows oem.

 

[hungryduck]

Its most likely a used key, which means you wont be able use it. Don't bother, buy legit.

 

[gweedodogg69]

If I'm correct he won't need a key. I just rebuilt a guys laptop using his Dell XP Pro CD and it installed XP like any other XP CD and with no extra stuff. The installation never asked me for a key. BUT if the key is used just activate over the phone, read the number, and if the automation thing transfers you to a person say "I fried my mobo and this is the ONLY PC I've installed it on" You have to make sure you say it's the only one. I've done that about 4 times for clients where I work.

 

[duffers20]

hmm looks kinda dodgy to me, might have some issues with cd keys. Also they might have optimised it for specific pc's so the standard support that XP gives might be fairly poor on self built systems that use all different brands of hardware.