mom
I will pull that copy of XP out of my closet...Don't you need the whole cd to do anything with it though?

It is the original copy...Brand new...that I never did anything with.

Jessica Amber Murray
no. the files are the same through all the discs. the only thing that's worth anything is that string of digits.

mom
OK..I will do it tomorrow...I will give it to you on here then?

I am rather blind right now.

lol

Jessica Amber Murray
it's not such a big deal, i don't really need it for anything. whenever you have time...

mom
K... I was going to install it on my mac...But was told not such a good idea....

Jessica Amber Murray
well, it's not a bad idea at all. modern macs are actually made specifically to dual boot. more intriguing is as to why you would want to. is there any software you need that only runs on windows?

mom
No... I am very simple here on my mac...I don't need it at all.

Jessica Amber Murray
then it sounds like a pointless exercise in frustration. well...or something that's fun to do, i guess, depending on your perspective.

it shouldn't damage your machine or anything, though, you'd just want to be careful not to overwrite your existing data.

mom
I thought at one time that I would want to do this...Sounds too complicated for me anyways...lol

Jessica Amber Murray
it's really not. but if you don't need to, i don't see why you'd want to.

mom
OK... I have the box in my hands...What number am I looking at?

It is the home edition...

Jessica Amber Murray
it should say 'product key' on there somewhere.