Looking for a new PC under about 2k to fit the following reqs...

[XT]

xp can be used on 3 machines? I thought only 1 because the code can only be activated once. (my understanding) If you know for sure post back thats interesting

 

[Shrapnill]

Then how would anyone ever reinstall their OS???

 

[ekÆsine]

i was curious about the answer to this one. some simple digging and found this which answers everything plus more:

http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

 

[Laser]

Since we are on the topic of OS's, what is the difference between XP Home, and XP Professional. Is there a noticable difference between the 2?

 

[rmcelroy]

professional has more networking and security features that home doesnt have. but besides that, they are almost exactly the same.

 

[ekÆsine]

yup, and the main features i've noticed is home doesn't have remote desktop/ assistance. and there are no advanced file sharing options.

 

[makaveli#1fan]

Shrapnill, was it $1800 American that it cost you for the computer???

 

[Shrapnill]

For my personal computer? Yea its $1844.96 all told. But that includes a MX Duo, two hard drives and a 19" Superbright Diamondtron monitor. But the specs I listed arent my personal specs. Once again, heres those specs and the totals.

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Thermaltake Xaser III V2420U Case with 420W PSU- $187.00
Lite-On Black DVD-ROM Model XJ-HD166/XJ-HD 165H- $33.00
Lite On Black 48x24x48x16 CD-RW Model LTC48161H BK- $53.00
Cooler Master JET 7 CPU FAN- $44.99
SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive- $5.99
Seagate 120GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive- $101.00
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, Low Latency 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 (x2)- $186.00
Asus nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "A7N8X-E Deluxe"- $115.99
AMD Athlon XP 3200+ "Barton", 400MHz FSB, 512K Cache Processor- $207.00
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS- $89.00
TYAN RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "G9800 PRO-M"- $290.00

Total= $1312.97