Do not buy a Windows XP From eBay or anybody.
CD. Unless you know your REALLY have to have it.
You don't have to buy it if:
▐ You already have a valid COA key
▐ The PC already had a legal XP, but the HDD failed
▐ It is for a backup PC with COA sticker

Today I had to install XP again on my PC doe to a bad thing I did. So I looked on eBay for a replacement OEM CD only to find people are charging $20 . But I have a a key, and don't need to pay that price.

Then I saw something that got me to think. Looking G around, I see t the full ISO
image is free on a few trustworthy sites.

Just Google:
XP SP3 ISO Full Version Free
Somehow I had the idea that nobody could do this. I was wrong. It is legal to download the full ISO, not just to SP3 update.

So I did, and I am going to put it on a USB stick. If it doesn't include SP1 your in for a long fun ride...Quote from: Geek-9pm on October 09, 2017, 07:39:42 PM

Just Google:
XP SP3 ISO Full Version Free

Are you serious?

I just now did a Google and the above are the first five. I understood earlier that nobody can do that. But it seems that maybe they can. Now if I would have asked for a free Movie that is currently in the theaters, I am sure Google would decline.

Has Microsoft gone soft?