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General Category => Software => Topic started by: leonjr1964 on April 25, 2006, 04:02:34 AM

Title: Anyone know where to get Windows 2000 Pro?
Post by: leonjr1964 on April 25, 2006, 04:02:34 AM

The COA is on the computer, but the owner doesn't have the disc. Does anyone know where I can get a Windows 2000 Pro OEM disc to reinstall the OS? I'll settle for a retail disc if the key will work with it.

Title: Anyone know where to get Windows 2000 Pro?
Post by: denadi21 on May 04, 2006, 10:20:50 PM

well iff ur thinking off baying the windows iu can find it on ebay
but i probally recomand to download it from a torrent site it will bee easy and free

Title: Anyone know where to get Windows 2000 Pro?
Post by: Josetann on May 06, 2006, 09:20:42 PM

[quote name=\'denadi21\' post=\'116921\' date=\'May 4 2006, 10:20 PM\']well iff ur thinking off baying the windows iu can find it on ebay
but i probally recomand to download it from a torrent site it will bee easy and free[/quote]

Normally I wouldn't recommend this, but if you have a legit license, then it isn't illegal to download a copy of windows.  However it IS illegal to upload (i.e., distribute), and if you use bittorrent, you're uploading as well as downloading.  Do you know anyone else with the same brand PC?  Perhaps they have a full copy of windows that'll work with your COA, or a recovery cd that might work (better than nothing).