I know about 2-3 years ago I purchased a motherboard for a PC for a relative who initially wanted to use Linux instead of Windows. After trying to use Linspire she decided it was too different than Windows and changed her mind, wanted Windows XP. I asked my vendor if I could get it separately, and he said legally he could not do that. I ended up going to www.buycheapsoftware.com and was able to purchase Windows oem, but they do ship it with a "qualifying piece.of hardware" (usually a manufacturing rejected piece like a PCI slot, or memory riser socket). The idea is they shipped it with the hardware, but I do not have to use it with that hardware, so I still get the price break. I have always liked doing business with them, good folks.
Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Man-wai Chang > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] about OEM WinXP > > > John Harvey wrote: > > Yes. You can just buy a case and it will qualify, or so I've > been told by my > > supplier. > > Let me talk to the company that sold me the motherboard to sell me an > OEM WinXP... > > Must the 2 items (motherboard, WinXP OEM) on the same invoice? :) > > -- > @~@ http://changmw.homeip.net > / v \ May the Force and Farce be with you! Linux 2.6.23.1 > /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) 20:45:01 up 7 days 23:11 > ^ ^ 2 users load average: 0.01 0.03 0.00 > news://news.3home.net news://news.hkpcug.org news://news.newsgroup.com.hk > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
