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IamSam · 03-08-2013, 02:08 AM

I find myself in the position of middleman between one friend who is selling a computer and another friend who is buying it. Neither one of my friends knows much about computers. I know a little more about PC's than either one of them - which means not much - so it has fallen to me to get the computer set to go for a new owner. Normally, I would just reformat it and reload a copy of Windows XP back on the hard drive. Problem is my friend who is the buyer is broke - which is why she is buying an old PC along with a newer printer for just $100.00. She can't afford to buy an over-priced Windows XP CD from Microsoft. I have no use for Windows XP, so I don't want to buy it either.

Is there some other way of cleaning up the hard drive without having the complete version of XP on hand? Or is there somewhere I might be able to snag an inexpensive XP version?

I've done a quick and dirty search on the Internet, and that damned XP is being sold for around $160.00 (if you can find a recent website for it). That's insane for a program that became history 4 years ago. GRRRRR!

*sigh* The things I get myself into.

03-08-2013, 02:08 AM	#1
IamSam Now living the life of a POW Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: The Lost Corners of Colorado Posts: 202	How do I "scrub" an old computer with Widows XP? I find myself in the position of middleman between one friend who is selling a computer and another friend who is buying it. Neither one of my friends knows much about computers. I know a little more about PC's than either one of them - which means not much - so it has fallen to me to get the computer set to go for a new owner. Normally, I would just reformat it and reload a copy of Windows XP back on the hard drive. Problem is my friend who is the buyer is broke - which is why she is buying an old PC along with a newer printer for just $100.00. She can't afford to buy an over-priced Windows XP CD from Microsoft. I have no use for Windows XP, so I don't want to buy it either. Is there some other way of cleaning up the hard drive without having the complete version of XP on hand? Or is there somewhere I might be able to snag an inexpensive XP version? I've done a quick and dirty search on the Internet, and that damned XP is being sold for around $160.00 (if you can find a recent website for it). That's insane for a program that became history 4 years ago. GRRRRR! sigh The things I get myself into. __________________ This space left intentionally blank. Last edited by IamSam; 03-08-2013 at 02:25 AM.