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| 267623 | 2004-08-31 23:14:00 | On what condition can we buy 'OEM' software like Windows XP Home, for example? Do we have to purchase the complete system hardware (CPU, MB, display card, etc. ) together with the OEM software? I've heard someone told me that one can actually just buy a mouse pad (hardware) together with the OEM XP Home. Is it true? Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 267624 | 2004-08-31 23:15:00 | I think you have to buy at least 3 items | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 267625 | 2004-08-31 23:17:00 | Mousepad wont cut it,it has to be an internal component. Like an ide cable........ |
metla (154) | ||
| 267626 | 2004-08-31 23:19:00 | Yup anything that relates to hardware, as in a mouse / hard drive / monitor etc. Don't know about a mouse pad. I wouldn't count that as hardware. If you brought a complete system, the OEM software would most probably be installed. You wouldn't have to buy XP Home or Pro... When I brought one of my hdd's I got the OEM XP Home for the price, it was going at, at the time. |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 267627 | 2004-08-31 23:47:00 | I spoke to one of my vendors at length about this. The definition is actually quite vague but mentioned OEM can be sold with computer components. In one particular case OEM OS were sold with $10 power cord (but that could be an urban myth though :D ). One legit way is to purchase a new OEM s/w with a hard drive (as in upgrading your PC). |
nzStan (440) | ||
| 267628 | 2004-08-31 23:49:00 | What are the differences between an OEM XP Home and Retail XP Home? Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 267629 | 2004-08-31 23:54:00 | OEM you haveta buy something hardware based before u can buy it . Retail u can buy it by itself . There's no other diff . They have both the same thing on them . OEM may also be cheaper than a retail version . |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 267630 | 2004-08-31 23:57:00 | In very simple term, "OEM is not transferable between PCs nor upgradable from the machine it was installed on or bought with." Retail can be transferred from machine to machine, and in some cases can be upgraded (that was, until that damn Software Assurance was created by some harebrained Micro$0ft executive). |
nzStan (440) | ||
| 267631 | 2004-09-01 00:00:00 | OEM versions of Windows are supposed to be tied to the computer it was purchased for whereas a retail version can be transferred to another computer as long as it has been removed from the original PC. If the computer that you bought the OEM version for is no longer required or sold you cannot transfer the OEM version to another computer even if you have removed it from the original. Those differences are reflected in the price - OEM software is much cheaper. | tommy (2826) | ||
| 267632 | 2004-09-01 00:02:00 | By purchasing and installing oem software you take on the role of system builder and are responcible for providing customer assistence,This is why HP,Dell and the others have their own helplines. www.microsoft.com So if it goes balls up you can't (in theory anyway) ring up MS and expect help, Its not their responsibility. |
metla (154) | ||
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