Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Retail Box, Upgrade Version
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Manufacturer description
I'm not sure if this is totally complete with all paperwork it came with originally but it has four items check the pictures please. And the disks look good The box is a good bit damaged, so I’ll just ship it in a bubble mailer. Also, it does have the product key on the back of the disk case. 7
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SpecPicks scored Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Retail Box using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the retro software & media category. Microsoft's retro software & media lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
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