On  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 01:03:39 -0000, Conor McNessa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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From: Dean Kukral <[log in to unmask]>
>You can buy windows with a motherboard.  I bought
>98 with a mb a while back for $109 for the oem version.

I only just noticed this statement. Aha! Now we're talking. This sounds like
exactly the deal I want. How do you go about this, please?

I knew I left out something <g> and I apologize for the subsequent post.

Since you have a vendor, ask him what he would charge you to install Windows 98 or SE as a combo package. If he/she is customer service oriented and wants to attract new business, they might do it free of charge. Such deals do exist as Dean has pointed out but also buyer "beware" is also in effect. :-). Of course, these versions "may" or "may not" differ from one vendor to the next. Another source is if you have access to Computer Shows or a variety of computer shops that are local. As in my previous post, mail order is an option and even though the statistics are good, some horror stories abound. :-)

Walter R. Worth
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