Windows XP till vista SP1?

I am building a new PC and I'm pretty sure it will run vista now what I'm wondering is if I should run XP till SP1 and if i should (tell me if this is a stupid question) I don't want to only use XP for a little bit so I am wondering how i could posibly get it really cheap. (I can't recycle my old XP because I am running windows 2000)gloctar

Well illegal discussions of getting XP on the cheap/free aren't allowed here, but if you do a search on http://www.pricegrabber.com 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="gloctar"]I am building a new PC and I'm pretty sure it will run vista now what I'm wondering is if I should run XP till SP1 and if i should (tell me if this is a stupid question) I don't want to only use XP for a little bit so I am wondering how i could posibly get it really cheap. (I can't recycle my old XP because I am running windows 2000)Krall

Well illegal discussions of getting XP on the cheap/free aren't allowed here, but if you do a search on http://www.pricegrabber.com 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. 

I've been wondering about the academic versions of MS'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 'for academic use' 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's for 'academic' use only? Or does it function just like its retail version?

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[QUOTE="gloctar"]I am building a new PC and I'm pretty sure it will run vista now what I'm wondering is if I should run XP till SP1 and if i should (tell me if this is a stupid question) I don't want to only use XP for a little bit so I am wondering how i could posibly get it really cheap. (I can't recycle my old XP because I am running windows 2000)PikaPichu

Well illegal discussions of getting XP on the cheap/free aren't allowed here, but if you do a search on http://www.pricegrabber.com 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.

I've been wondering about the academic versions of MS'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 'for academic use' 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's for 'academic' use only? Or does it function just like its retail version?

It functions just like the retail versions. You do have to fill out some academic info when registering.

If you school doesn't carry it you can still shop for those versions online as long as you are in school/college or a teacher.