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May 2, 2007 | 03:50 PM

#11

Misa

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Joined: Jul 2004

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From: NJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by DakarM

this is what i've read/seen.

this is why some one was able to create a 5in1 xp cd

90% of the folder is common... the rest is the version specific stuff(pro, mce, etc)

its not like vista where you can use the same i386 folder to install any version.

May 2, 2007 | 04:03 PM

#12

James3370

aka Heywoodjablowme

Joined: Jul 2003

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From: Nashville, TN

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wharbone

I thought OEM could only be installed on one machine, but with retail you can transfer it to another computer if you wanted to. I may be wrong though.

think the only difference in oem & retail is the support......retail is supported by microsoft & oem is supported by the oem (ie dell, hp, etc)

so if you buy an oem version off ebay (that by the rules must come w/ some type of hardware, so it's usually something cheap like a fan or such) then you in reality have no technical support since then oem was the person who "bundled" the software & hardware

every version i have used was an oem bundle off of ebay...never had a problem

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