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Win Xp question

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  • 26-08-2004 10:41am
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    -oRnein9-
    Registered Users Posts: 930 ✭✭✭


    Looking at a few us sites for win xp full version and there are a few sites that display certain copies of the os marked (oem) for a considerably cheaper price, I was just wondering what the oem means and is it different in any way to the versions that aren't marked oem?


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    -oRnein9-
    Registered Users Posts: 930 ✭✭✭-oRnein9-


    http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/OEM.html

    Sorry I just did a quick google, these are customised versions are they different?


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    RobertFoster
    Registered Users Posts: 9,194 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    no, they are pretty much the same - you don't get a box or big manual (probably a 20 page booklet), but the software side is the same as the retail.

    some places only let you buy it with some hardware (like a HDD, or something - komplett told me they'd sell it with anything..."it can be really small, like a mouse")...

    I got a HDD and WinXP pro from overclockers, XP was only £101 ish.


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    ColmOT [MSFT]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 545 ✭✭✭ColmOT [MSFT]


    I think it's part of the agreement to resell OEM that the seller must only sell it with hardware.


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