You could try asking at windowsbbs.com, dont be surprised if you are banned or something though. And if you read the EULA I'm sure you must have come across Microsoft stating that they have the right to do this, and if you disagree don't use it. You obviously disagree, so don't use it. Tell your boss that you cannot use windows xp because you do not fulfill the requirements of the EULA, he surely can't fire you for that (that'll be a big court case if he did), so you'll have to try an alternative. In which case, you've came to the right place. but search around here before you start asking because people always ask questions like "which version should i get?" and things like that, and people are tired of answering the same question over and over again.