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From: Teacher213 on 26 Mar 2010 16:50
I am teaching a class and a couple of students need *only* the Windows XP
media, is there a link that I could download just the ISO?

**They have keys, I have verfied, these are home users bringing their
desktops in for a computer class who don't have the original cd's that came
with their computers. I have verfied the keys stickered to the back of the
computer**

Thanks for your help.
From: Teacher213 on 26 Mar 2010 17:21


"Teacher213" wrote:

> I am teaching a class and a couple of students need *only* the Windows XP
> media, is there a link that I could download just the ISO?
>
> **They have keys, I have verfied, these are home users bringing their
> desktops in for a computer class who don't have the original cd's that came
> with their computers. I have verfied the keys stickered to the back of the
> computer**
>
> Thanks for your help.

edit: Looks like I can start here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/326246?p=1

If anyone knows of a Microsoft download sight (not 3rd party), please post,
otherwise I will have them try the link. Thanks
From: LVTravel on 26 Mar 2010 21:50


"Teacher213" <Teacher213(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7BC031C7-30B3-4B2A-B11D-95575379C10D(a)microsoft.com...
>
>
> "Teacher213" wrote:
>
>> I am teaching a class and a couple of students need *only* the Windows XP
>> media, is there a link that I could download just the ISO?
>>
>> **They have keys, I have verfied, these are home users bringing their
>> desktops in for a computer class who don't have the original cd's that
>> came
>> with their computers. I have verfied the keys stickered to the back of
>> the
>> computer**
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>
> edit: Looks like I can start here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/326246?p=1
>
> If anyone knows of a Microsoft download sight (not 3rd party), please
> post,
> otherwise I will have them try the link. Thanks

This site will normally only work for retail products or for those OEM
systems where the computer company has gone out of business. You normally
pay a $30 fee + shipping and possible sales tax if successful in getting the
product shipped.

If you have a generic OEM CD for the version of XP (home or pro) the student
has it "may" be useable by the student to rebuild the computer using the key
on the bottom of their laptop or back of their desktop. A branded (Dell,
Gateway, HP) type of OEM disk probably won't work as most of them are bios
locked to a specific computer manufacturer's bios.

From: Ken Blake, MVP on 27 Mar 2010 11:09
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:20:31 -0000, "Tim Meddick"
<timmeddick(a)gawab.com> wrote:

> Every copy of Windows is different - you can't just "paste" in any old "key" into any
> copy of Windows - no, each key is unique to that copy (cd-rom) it was made for.


Sorry, but that's *not* correct. Keys are not made for each CD. Each
key is unique, but the CDs are not, so any key will work with a CD
that it matches with respect to Home vs. Professional, Retail vs
Generic OEM, Full vs Upgrade).

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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From: Unknown on 27 Mar 2010 12:06
Wrong again---------Why do you post if you don't know what you're talking
about?

"Tim Meddick" <timmeddick(a)gawab.com> wrote in message
news:ucZGvoSzKHA.928(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Every copy of Windows is different - you can't just "paste" in any old
> "key" into any copy of Windows - no, each key is unique to that copy
> (cd-rom) it was made for.
>


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