Also....find your next great friend...who works for Microsloft, because during the year, they are allowed to purchase n number copies of software, for 10-20% of retail. I got two copies of XP for about $40 that way. Bob Axtell wrote:Normally I am offended by pirate software. But I have bought and paid full price for Win3.0, Win3.1. Win95, WinME (Best Buy gave me my money back on that one), Win98, WinSE, none of which. So when Ebay had two valid OEM (with MS stickers) copies of Win2K on sale, I snapped 'em up ( ea $150 USD). If I still had the money I'd paid for bad or non-working software over the years, I could have afforded another wife and divorce. --Bob Russell McMahon wrote: >>> Microsoft commonly gives out "evaluation" licenses to industry >>> professionals >>> at its conferences. I've received a couple of "full" licenses this >>> way. >>> They are real and genuine copies; but it is not for resale. >> > >> I received such a copy when I went to an MS seminar. It does indeed >> state "NOT FOR RESALE" in large letters. >> >> I would be very suspicious that the license key is not on the usual >> MS holographic sticker sort of thing. I think this is a pretty likely >> case of TANSTAAFL (There ain't no such thing as a free lunch). > > > I received a free copy of Windows XP Pro at a Microsoft seminar. > Normal registration procedure applied and the key was in the normal > form, wasn't printed on the label and was not posted on 3,000 sites on > the internet. > > > RM > -- Note: Attachments must be sent to attach@engineer.cotse.net, and MAY delay replies to this message. 520-219-2363 -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Dress up your holiday email, Hollywood style. Learn more. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist