You get no support from M$ is you get the oem version.You also need to call M$ is you change your mobo ... And it's much cheaper. Personally I can't see any reason why anyone would wanna buy a retail version.
retail comes in a fancy box.....that adds £100 onto the priceThe_One_White
Which shows that you know nothing. OEM is for system builders. You can normally only buy OEM software when you are also buying a major PC component, such as a motherboard. OEM software also has no tech support or warranty of any kind.
[QUOTE="The_One_White"]retail comes in a fancy box.....that adds £100 onto the pricelol_waffles
Which shows that you know nothing.
OEM is for system builders. You can normally only buy OEM software when you are also buying a major PC component, such as a motherboard. OEM software also has no tech support or warranty of any kind.
actually it can be any hardware. i got xp with a case fan
[QUOTE="lol_waffles"][QUOTE="The_One_White"]retail comes in a fancy box.....that adds £100 onto the priceinyourface_12
Which shows that you know nothing.
OEM is for system builders. You can normally only buy OEM software when you are also buying a major PC component, such as a motherboard. OEM software also has no tech support or warranty of any kind.
actually it can be any hardware. i got xp with a case fan
I got xp with a stick of ram. I didn't have to get any hardware for vista though.
You get no support from M$ is you get the oem version.You also need to call M$ is you change your mobo ... And it's much cheaper. Personally I can't see any reason why anyone would wanna buy a retail version.
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Do they let you do that still with Vista? I know it worked with XP, but according to their licensing they could just say 'no' and we'd be screwed. I'm betting they will with Vista too, but I just haven't heard of anybody testing it yet.
OEM can be changed to another PC limited # of times. But OEM can ONLY be running on 1 PC at a time, and OEM License Transfer to another PC isn't guaranteed at all. They can indeed say "No" then your screwed! I know several websites have tested the OEM transfer, but I wouldn't recommend OEM unless your building a brand new PC.
[QUOTE="The_One_White"]retail comes in a fancy box.....that adds £100 onto the pricelol_waffles
Which shows that you know nothing. OEM is for system builders. You can normally only buy OEM software when you are also buying a major PC component, such as a motherboard. OEM software also has no tech support or warranty of any kind. For most OEMs yes, that's true. MS changed their policy with Vista so that the OEM does not have to be purchased with hardware. Another difference between the retail and OEM version is that somewhere in the EULA, MS mentions that it the OEM can only be installed on one specific system. It cannot be removed and installed onto a different system and that includes motherboard upgrades. So far it doesn't seem that MS is enforcing it too strictly as users can call up MS and get them to change whatever's needed to install it onto a different system, but that could change later on.
[QUOTE="The_One_White"]retail comes in a fancy box.....that adds £100 onto the pricelol_waffles
Which shows that you know nothing. OEM is for system builders. You can normally only buy OEM software when you are also buying a major PC component, such as a motherboard. OEM software also has no tech support or warranty of any kind. Tech support and a warranty for Windows? ROFL
OEM is the way to go.[QUOTE="lol_waffles"][QUOTE="The_One_White"]retail comes in a fancy box.....that adds £100 onto the priceJack_Summersby
Which shows that you know nothing. OEM is for system builders. You can normally only buy OEM software when you are also buying a major PC component, such as a motherboard. OEM software also has no tech support or warranty of any kind. Tech support and a warranty for Windows? ROFL Don't laugh, I am thinking you have never dealt with their tech support. MY XP stopped updating and the only way besides re-installing was to do a bunch of stuff to XP's registry and change some other things, I had to call them and I got a full meal deal. I was walked through the process(BTW It was OEM) and Microsoft kept in touch with me by email to track my problem. I personally think they have great tech support.
I believe the retail version is worth the extra price. You get the security of knowing you'll be able to reinstall it no matter how many changes you make to your PC, you get the manuals, the box, tech support, and a better warranty.
[QUOTE="Jack_Summersby"]OEM is the way to go.[QUOTE="lol_waffles"][QUOTE="The_One_White"]retail comes in a fancy box.....that adds £100 onto the priceaft_lizard01
Which shows that you know nothing. OEM is for system builders. You can normally only buy OEM software when you are also buying a major PC component, such as a motherboard. OEM software also has no tech support or warranty of any kind. Tech support and a warranty for Windows? ROFL Don't laugh, I am thinking you have never dealt with their tech support. MY XP stopped updating and the only way besides re-installing was to do a bunch of stuff to XP's registry and change some other things, I had to call them and I got a full meal deal. I was walked through the process(BTW It was OEM) and Microsoft kept in touch with me by email to track my problem. I personally think they have great tech support. Wow! I stand corrected.
:-P, I don't have a DVD Burner, but I'm sure I can always get around. How does Microsoft know how many times I changed my hardware? There's always a way around it.
i got the vista home premium upgrade which ill use next year it cost me 179.99 and the oem where i live is only 20 dollors cheaper not worth it imo to have to change the mobo like that..
:-P, I don't have a DVD Burner, but I'm sure I can always get around. How does Microsoft know how many times I changed my hardware? There's always a way around it. It's empedded into the OS when you install it and checked online when you activate it..
I'd just like to add that you could just call up microsoft and tell them your motherboard burnt out and need to move your OEM to another one.f617682657
yeah.. i think that only works because MS is still being lenient on it even if you don't tell them it burnt out or anything, though. really, they could just say 'tough, sorry, you should have bought a full version' or something instead. :(
[QUOTE="Jack_Summersby"]OEM is the way to go.[QUOTE="lol_waffles"][QUOTE="The_One_White"]retail comes in a fancy box.....that adds £100 onto the priceaft_lizard01
Which shows that you know nothing. OEM is for system builders. You can normally only buy OEM software when you are also buying a major PC component, such as a motherboard. OEM software also has no tech support or warranty of any kind. Tech support and a warranty for Windows? ROFL Don't laugh, I am thinking you have never dealt with their tech support. MY XP stopped updating and the only way besides re-installing was to do a bunch of stuff to XP's registry and change some other things, I had to call them and I got a full meal deal. I was walked through the process(BTW It was OEM) and Microsoft kept in touch with me by email to track my problem. I personally think they have great tech support.
I second that. Microsofts tech support is pretty good and better than some of the other companies out there. But that said many people rarely need to use tech support because(and I'll probably be called a fanboy for this) Windows OS's are quite well made. Sure theres alot of bugs, but theres alot of features. I think BF2142 has more bugs now than ME did at launch.Â
Agreed. That's why so many people use Windows, because of the large software base that can be used on the Windows platform. Windows only suffers from much more security threats because virus-creators want as many successful "attacks" as possible.
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