WINDOWS XP FOR MY MACBOOK PRO???
This might be a little of topic, but where can I buy Windows xp for my macbook Pro for the cheapest possible price. Also what is the procerdure of installing it, and what exact version of windows should I get? I need to run Acid Pro desperately.
Thanks
Thanks.
I figured everything out except where to find the
cheapest possible price for windows. Any
suggestions?
Yes - Newegg. Not only can you buy the OEM version of XP very cheap, you can get the Multilingual version of XP for only a few dollars more. As far as I know, you (a non-enterprise customer) can't buy the Multilingual version of XP anywhere else for any price. This was a big issue for me because I upgraded my NT to XP only to find out I lost the ability to run in French. I wish I had know about Newegg then. The OEM was cheaper than the upgrade.
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