No Johnny...they do not. Sorry for your mis-preception.
If you are unwilling or unable to afford to buy a legal copy of your operating system,
Neither of which is applicable in my case. I have 3 valid XP Pro licenses on my machine. Again, sorry.
Windows from some random download site, there is the fact that this is is stealing.
Again, 3rd time, sorry Johnny...XP is, and has been for a year or so, available and fully supported by MS from DL on the web.
Nice that you're a Linux fanboi, nothing against them. I have a free Linnux disc setting on my desk. Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS...screwed up my entire computer and I had to re-format the entire Hard Drive when I tried to install it.
I'm just not geeky enough....and don't want to be. I use my computers...I don't like them to use me.
XP is, and has been for a year or so, available and fully supported by MS from DL on the web.I have had subscriptions to MSDN, so I know about being able to download software from Microsoft. However, that is certainly not free.
If Microsoft is providing free, legal downloadable copies of WinXP and/or Win7, please be so kind as to provide a link. I would find that very useful.