I recently upgraded to XP Home. After using it for awhile, I realized that I would prefer the features of the Pro edition. I contacted Microsoft to see if they had a trade-up type of program but they said the only thing I could do was return the software and purchase XP Pro. Unfortunately, the thirty day return window had passed. My question is what are my legal options as far as buying/trading for the Pro version? I do not want warez ( is that the correct term? ) but I searched the for sale/trade forum and saw several different types- OEM, NFR, Acedemic. I just want to be able to get and use a copy of XP Pro. If the previous owner activated it can they sell/trade it to me and then I can activate it? Sorry about the long post but I wanted to ask these questions before I post in the for sale/trade forum. I want to do the 'right' thing. I gues I could just bite the bullet and buy it retail- (sigh).
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