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Difference between OEM O/S
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Name: Dennis2504
Date: March 13, 2006 at 16:05:30 Pacific
Subject: Difference between OEM O/SOS: WIN XP PROCPU/Ram: P4,512MBModel/Manufacturer: Dell, Optiplex GX240 |
Comment: I just found out I have to buy a new Operating sytem because I am changing my hard drive. It was a dell and the took off sticker and did not give me O/S disk.
People have told me I could buy a OEM WINXP PRO what is that and what is the diffence from that and buying it in the box. A shop told me OEM win xp is the same thing that you would buy but not in box.Thanks for the help!
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Response Number 2
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Name: XpUser
Date: March 13, 2006 at 16:23:53 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)A shop told me OEM win xp is the same thing that you would buy but not in box Oh yeah. Carefully read the link provided by Lesley. i_XpUser
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Response Number 3
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Name: Tony Seiler
Date: March 13, 2006 at 20:34:17 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Why don't you just image your original drive to the new one? The operating system and applications will be intact. Why wouldn't you install the OS and use the original product key that came with the system?
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Response Number 4
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Name: name
Date: March 13, 2006 at 21:56:39 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)This all started here:
http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/149047.html
There IS a difference between "OEM" and retail, otherwise, Microsh... wouldn't MAKE them different.
For example, you can't use an OEM disk to upgrade from an earlier system. A retail version, whether it's an upgrade or a "complete" or "full" version, can be used to perform an upgrade.
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Response Number 5
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Name: Sangamoura
Date: March 14, 2006 at 11:12:24 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)OEM & Retail CD's are actually exactly the same apart from a single entry in a particular file which tells the CD which version it is. If you know where to look (and what to do when you get there) you can turn an OEM or upgrade CD into a Full Retail. Pleas don't ask me where and how.
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