I recently purchased a used computer that had been wiped clean by a reburbishing shop on ebay. The copy of Windows XP in it is not the original COA. Now it wants to install all the missing updates; about 20 plus SP3 I’m nervous it will find something invalid. What will happen? Thanks

I need a windows Xp or higher for school …

There are a bunch of used computers for sale arund Thailand now that are so cheap it seems hardly worth selling them. Two friends bought computers with 40g HD 256 RAM CD-r-w drive 17in, monitor and windows XP as well as a lot of other programs installed. They paid less than one hundred US for each. Even delivered and set up. They must get them for nearly nothing.
Old electronic gear including computers are shiped to developing and third world nations just to get rid of the junk. Much of it is still usable and people do go through it and make usable computers and other items. Most all programs here are pirated and cost almost nothing to nstall. They do work and are bought by many.

1.3ghz amd athlon xp cpu
512mb of ram
128mb ati radeon 9250 video card
10/100 ethernet card
30gb harddrive
dvd/cd drive
windows xp pro sp2 with all updates
monitor
keyboard
mouse
speakers 175.00$

is this a good price for this computer? because i need every cent of it to go toward a new video card for my new computer.
This computer may seem slow, but it runs Gta san andreas with no problems along withmany other directx 9 games.