I was looking on ebuyer.co.uk today and i have decided to give my old system an upgrade before i may the leap to a pci-e and 64 bit system. (i know i shouldve built a new system alread y but im waiting for the new gta etc )
anyway i like my old rig:
3200xp (OCed)
1gb ram
180x2 hdd
5200fx gfx card (AGP)
ive found a nice 7800gs 256mb AGP card goin for £89 so im gonna buy that
and i was looking at finally geting a legit OS for it
i found Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 SP2B (Release 2) OEM 1PK CD for £70 and as my lappy is running MC and i love it
i would love to turn my desktop into a media center eventually once i build my new gamer machine
anyway with regards to OEM system builder software: someone has told me that unless i am a registered system builder i will have no support with this software...? im not really to fussed about teh support because i think i can handle windows now
but i was also told if its not registered with a system builder then i dont qualify for MS downloads i.e media player 11, OS updates and service packs!
i just want to know is this true?
i mean it seems ridiculous that i can buy the software without having to be registered but i cant actually use it legally !?!
i hope this whole thing isn't true because i don't wanna be spending loads more on a retail edition OS
thanks for your time
anyway i like my old rig:
3200xp (OCed)
1gb ram
180x2 hdd
5200fx gfx card (AGP)
ive found a nice 7800gs 256mb AGP card goin for £89 so im gonna buy that
and i was looking at finally geting a legit OS for it
i found Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 SP2B (Release 2) OEM 1PK CD for £70 and as my lappy is running MC and i love it
i would love to turn my desktop into a media center eventually once i build my new gamer machine
anyway with regards to OEM system builder software: someone has told me that unless i am a registered system builder i will have no support with this software...? im not really to fussed about teh support because i think i can handle windows now
but i was also told if its not registered with a system builder then i dont qualify for MS downloads i.e media player 11, OS updates and service packs!
i just want to know is this true?
i mean it seems ridiculous that i can buy the software without having to be registered but i cant actually use it legally !?!
i hope this whole thing isn't true because i don't wanna be spending loads more on a retail edition OS
thanks for your time