Some of them are advertised as new upopened boxes. There is nothing unlegit
with buying a "recycled" license as long as the EULA permits transfer of the
license (retail upgrade and standard licenses are) and the seller provides
the info that the software is not in use on any machine. I consider having
been used for a previous upgrade as "in use" even though the software is not
currently installed. You may not be able to get a Win95 license another way
at this late date. Just use good judgment regarding the seller.
"Karl E. Peterson" <karl@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eN0aphowIHA.2292@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Colin Barnhorst wrote: Quote:
>> http://computers.search.ebay.com/windows-"Karl E. Peterson"
>> <karl@xxxxxx>
>> wrote in message news:OpKA6snwIHA.420@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> Mark Rae [MVP] wrote:
>>>>> is it possible to obtain licences for legacy versions of Windows to
>>>>> run
>>>>> under Virtual PC?
>>>>
>>>> Any Microsoft Partner or VAR will happily sell you these...
>>>
>>> Serious? I could buy, say, Win95 licenses now? Windows 2000? (If'n I
>>> had the need.)
>>
>> I doubt that VARs would sell you a Win9x/ME license, >
> Me too, which is why I wondered about that suggestion.
> Quote:
>> but you can get them
>> from places like eBay. There are dozens of Win95 there today.
>
> Sure, but I was wondering about "legit" new license sources, rather than
> recycled ones.
>
> (Me, personally, I can get just 'em from my MSDN archive.)
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