Thing is - I don't want to "purchase" anything

and according to MS, the CD's are single use for single PC - although you can physically install the CD on any machine, you are only supposed to install it on one machine - but really that is one KEYCODE per machine as the contents of the actually CD are the same...
I doubt if I ring up MS they will just GIVE me a code tho... And I ain't fooking paying for one!!!!
Downloaded a "corporate" version of it, which apparently has volume liscence so no need for a code - we shall see!
I might just run this PC on Win2k which I already have anyway - tho I doubt WMP11 works on Win2k...