after much help from bear i am going to buy xp profeesional upgrade i have looked on ebay and there are several on there what do i need to buy to keep on the legal side several listed on ebay list different things in th package

Originally Posted by spud

after much help from bear i am going to buy xp profeesional upgrade i have looked on ebay and there are several on there what do i need to buy to keep on the legal side several listed on ebay list different things in th package

Steer away from OEM versions, although they may be less expensive Microsoft does't support OEM versions. Be sure you buy a boxed version, stay away from anything that doesn't come in the original package. HTH.