Windows XP till vista SP1?

I am building a new PC and I%26#39;m pretty sure it will run vista now what I%26#39;m wondering is if I should run XP till SP1 and if i should (tell me if this is a stupid question) I don%26#39;t want to only use XP for a little bit so I am wondering how i could posibly get it really cheap. (I can%26#39;t recycle my old XP because I am running windows 2000)Windows XP till vista SP1?
[QUOTE=''gloctar'']I am building a new PC and I%26#39;m pretty sure it will run vista now what I%26#39;m wondering is if I should run XP till SP1 and if i should (tell me if this is a stupid question) I don%26#39;t want to only use XP for a little bit so I am wondering how i could posibly get it really cheap. (I can%26#39;t recycle my old XP because I am running windows 2000)[/QUOTE]Well illegal discussions of getting XP on the cheap/free aren%26#39;t allowed here, but if you do a search on [url]http://www.pricegrabber.com[/url] you can often find it for some low costs. Also if you are a student MS has academic versions you can buy from your school. Windows XP till vista SP1?
[QUOTE=''Krall''] [QUOTE=''gloctar'']I am building a new PC and I%26#39;m pretty sure it will run vista now what I%26#39;m wondering is if I should run XP till SP1 and if i should (tell me if this is a stupid question) I don%26#39;t want to only use XP for a little bit so I am wondering how i could posibly get it really cheap. (I can%26#39;t recycle my old XP because I am running windows 2000)[/QUOTE]Well illegal discussions of getting XP on the cheap/free aren%26#39;t allowed here, but if you do a search on [url]http://www.pricegrabber.com[/url] you can often find it for some low costs. Also if you are a student MS has academic versions you can buy from your school. [/QUOTE] I%26#39;ve been wondering about the academic versions of MS%26#39;s products. My school sells cheap academic versions of Windows and Office. The packaging looks just like the retail ones with one difference being that they have a red bar labeled %26#39;for academic use%26#39; right on the box. If you install those things, is there a bar or anything that comes up in the program reminding you that it%26#39;s for %26#39;academic%26#39; use only? Or does it function just like its retail version?
Hm. Not all school have the academic version for sale though. Im pretty sure mine doesn%26#39;t but yours might.
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Vista SP1 will be out at the end of the year/ Jan-08. Stick with 2000 til then if you want to wait on Vista %26 forget XP ifyou%26#39;ve waited this long.
[QUOTE=''PikaPichu''][QUOTE=''Krall''] [QUOTE=''gloctar'']I am building a new PC and I%26#39;m pretty sure it will run vista now what I%26#39;m wondering is if I should run XP till SP1 and if i should (tell me if this is a stupid question) I don%26#39;t want to only use XP for a little bit so I am wondering how i could posibly get it really cheap. (I can%26#39;t recycle my old XP because I am running windows 2000)[/QUOTE]Well illegal discussions of getting XP on the cheap/free aren%26#39;t allowed here, but if you do a search on [url]http://www.pricegrabber.com[/url] you can often find it for some low costs. Also if you are a student MS has academic versions you can buy from your school. [/QUOTE] I%26#39;ve been wondering about the academic versions of MS%26#39;s products. My school sells cheap academic versions of Windows and Office. The packaging looks just like the retail ones with one difference being that they have a red bar labeled %26#39;for academic use%26#39; right on the box. If you install those things, is there a bar or anything that comes up in the program reminding you that it%26#39;s for %26#39;academic%26#39; use only? Or does it function just like its retail version?[/QUOTE]It functions just like the retail versions. You do have to fill out some academic info when registering.If you school doesn%26#39;t carry it you can still shop for those versions online as long as you are in school/college or a teacher.