Re: Honest Opinion Please!

Any time you purchase anything on an auction site, the risk
rests with you, the buyer. If it turns out the seller is not offering
a "genuine" version of Windows XP, then you'll have to deal
strictly with the seller for any recourse. As the saying goes,
"Buyer Beware"!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"Debi" wrote:

| Hi!
|
| I'm building a computer from second hand parts.
|
| I don't have much money but after saying that, I don't want to go down the
| illegal software channel.
|
| eBay is full of XP software, like this:
|
| http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-WINDOWS-XP-PROFESSIONAL-PRO-SP2-FREE-BONUS-CD_W0QQitemZ7246005923QQcategoryZ41888QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
|
| Am I taking a risk? Price is good (I've seen some even cheaper!) and the guy
| appears to have good feedback.... I just can't afford to buy a copy at my
| local store at the moment.
|
| Are ofers like this too good to be true?
|
| Any advice before I take the plunge would be appreciated!
|
| Many thanks,
|
|
| Debi :-)
|
|

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