1 Dec 2006 at 18:18 #1 PilotTait PilotTait Associate Joined 9 Nov 2006 Posts 158 Location Scotland Whats the difference in buying windows XP from OcUK OEM and buying it from a retail store?
1 Dec 2006 at 18:21 #2 Tony Williams Tony Williams Soldato Joined 13 Jul 2006 Posts 3,371 Location Hell!! \m/ OEM has; 1. NO MS tech support 2. NO paper manual 3. NO retail box; cd only 4. WILL NOT upgrade from a previous Windows install, last time I read. OEM is cheaper though, usally worth getting in some cases. HTH.
OEM has; 1. NO MS tech support 2. NO paper manual 3. NO retail box; cd only 4. WILL NOT upgrade from a previous Windows install, last time I read. OEM is cheaper though, usally worth getting in some cases. HTH.
1 Dec 2006 at 18:45 #3 Burnsy2023 Burnsy2023 Man of Honour Joined 17 Nov 2003 Posts 36,747 Location Southampton, UK It's all in the sticky, Most of it on the second page. The retail licence has more flexibility as well. Burnsy
It's all in the sticky, Most of it on the second page. The retail licence has more flexibility as well. Burnsy
1 Dec 2006 at 20:09 #4 PilotTait PilotTait Associate OP Joined 9 Nov 2006 Posts 158 Location Scotland Thanks Yeah, as long as it installs fine and legal/legit copy im happy