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  1. Jun 28th, 2005, 05:01 AM #1
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    Versions WinXp Pro

    Can someone please tell me the difference between OEM and Regular versions of WinXp Pro,I need to buy a single user version for a mate .and what price should he be looking at .

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    Re: Versions WinXp Pro

    OEM is the most basic, it doesn't include a box and is how the manufacturer sold it to the company... It can only be used once, whereas the bxed version can be moved from PC to PC.
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    Re: Versions WinXp Pro

    Also, I think that OEM can only be legally sold with hardware, not by itself.
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    Re: Versions WinXp Pro

    Quote Originally Posted by VBdynamic
    Also, I think that OEM can only be legally sold with hardware, not by itself.
    Correct. OEM versions are not supposed to be sold to the masses, because they are special versions sold to the OEMs. They are identical to the boxed versions except w/o the box really, some often don't include the original CD either, because they use a special recovery CD which has the stuff installed on it. Also, you cannot install it on another computer to the one it was designed for as thegreatone said.
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