legal or not?

hi,

i recently damaged my windows xp multi-media disk
i got it with a new computer,

now my pc needs formating, i have the serial key but no software thats operational.

can i download a copy of windows xp multi-media edition LEGALLY?

do windows allow you to download their O/S?

as you are really paying for the serial key..

thanks alot,

chris

 

Bit of a grey area....

I don't know if Microsoft will allow you to. (Without a MSDN subscription) But, they will sell you a CD for a minimal charge....

You can legally re-install with your license, of course, but getting media......?

 

Upon further investigation, I've found you cannot legally download XP.

See this link to a discussion on a similar problem.

 

They do replace CDs, just give em a call.

 

i have s MSDN account

but not a media edition available to download

 

Doesnt matter. Retail is not MSDN, is not OEM.

Retails keys only work on retail copies and so forth.