Hello folks
I want to know how does the Retail and Corporate edition differ in
features and functionality?
Can be the installed interchangeably in your PC.
Are there any issues that matters for the normal home PC user
supposing he will go for the corporate edition.?

TIA
rOY

"Roy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:62c0668c-2556-4856-b109-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello folks
> I want to know how does the Retail and Corporate edition differ in
> features and functionality?
> Can be the installed interchangeably in your PC.
> Are there any issues that matters for the normal home PC user
> supposing he will go for the corporate edition.?
>
> TIA
> rOY

There is no "corporate" version. It's the Volume License version, and it's
only available as XP Pro. In terms of content and function, the retail and
VL versions are identical.

Where the difference is, is in the installer and activation. Because the
VL build is designed to allow rollouts to thousands of machines, it doesn't
require activation after install. The retail version does require this.

The Volume License version is generally available only from VARs or MS, and
starts at five licenses. You get one key and one disk and the legal right
to install it to the number of systems you've paid license fees for.

Because activation isn't required, multiple installs with the same key are
possible, and legal to the licensed (paid) limit; you can add licenses at
any time. The key is ultimately evaluated by the WGA mechanism.

Because this is intended for installation to bare systems (or replacement of
an inappropriate prior OS) in minimums of five, the "normal home user" will
not ever "go for the corporate version".

No, they can't be installed interchangeably because the VL key will not work
with the retail install CD, and the retail key will not work with the VL
install CD.

HTH
-pk

Any version of Windows XP advertized as a "corporate version"
is bogus, counterfeit, or pirated and non-genuine.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"Roy" wrote:

Hello folks
I want to know how does the Retail and Corporate edition differ in
features and functionality?
Can be the installed interchangeably in your PC.
Are there any issues that matters for the normal home PC user
supposing he will go for the corporate edition.?

TIA
rOY

On May 2, 10:51*am, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgamil.com>
wrote:
> Any version of Windows XP advertized as a "corporate version"
> is bogus, counterfeit, or pirated and non-genuine.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience -
> Windows Vista Enthusiast
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>

Hmm,,that sounds interesting... I have two version of corporate
version let us see which one works best...
I am certain one of these is considered bogus and the others come from
a legitimatesource,

"Roy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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On May 2, 10:51 am, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgamil.com>
wrote:
>> Any version of Windows XP advertized as a "corporate version"
>> is bogus, counterfeit, or pirated and non-genuine.

> Hmm,,that sounds interesting... I have two version of corporate
> version let us see which one works best...
> I am certain one of these is considered bogus and the others come from
> a legitimatesource,

Roy, what exactly do you mean by "corporate version"? Perahps you could
either describe in detail or post a link to photographs.

As far as I know, there are only five versions:

Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Windows XP Media Center Edition
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...n/compare.mspx

Of course, there are retail, upgrade, and OEM types as well. Also, there
are single licenses and volume licenses (corporations often opt for the
latter).

On May 2, 9:14*pm, "Daave" <dcwashNOS...@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote:
> "Roy" <royba...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:304654f9-bb8c-4eca-87a6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> On May 2, 10:51 am, "Carey Frisch *[MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgamil.com>
> wrote:
>
> >> Any version of Windows XP advertized as a "corporate version"
> >> is bogus, counterfeit, or pirated and non-genuine.
> > Hmm,,that sounds interesting... I have two version of corporate
> > version *let us see which one works *best...
> > I am certain one of these is considered bogus and the others come from
> > a legitimatesource,
>
> Roy, what exactly do you mean by "corporate version"? Perahps you could
> either describe in detail or post a link to photographs.
>
I think you should read the threads from the start so that you can get
an idea what I mean<grin>.

On May 2, 7:35*am, Roy <royba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 2, 10:51*am, "Carey Frisch *[MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgamil.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Any version of Windows XP advertized as a "corporate version"
> > is bogus, counterfeit, or pirated and non-genuine.
>
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows Desktop Experience -
> > Windows Vista Enthusiast
>
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Hmm,,that sounds interesting... I have two version of corporate
> version *let us see which one works *best...
> I am certain one of these is considered bogus and the others come from
> a legitimatesource,

Even if one is from a "legit" labeled source, are you sure it came
from them directly? I recently seen "bogus" products that were sold
as if they came from the official source that they were labeled from.

As previously stated, the is no official "Corporate" labeled edition
of XP.

"Roy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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On May 2, 9:14 pm, "Daave" <dcwashNOS...@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote:
> "Roy" <royba...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:304654f9-bb8c-4eca-87a6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> On May 2, 10:51 am, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgamil.com>
> wrote:
>
> >> Any version of Windows XP advertized as a "corporate version"
> >> is bogus, counterfeit, or pirated and non-genuine.
> > Hmm,,that sounds interesting... I have two version of corporate
> > version let us see which one works best...
> > I am certain one of these is considered bogus and the others come
> > from
> > a legitimatesource,
>
> Roy, what exactly do you mean by "corporate version"? Perahps you
> could
> either describe in detail or post a link to photographs.
>
I think you should read the threads from the start so that you can get
an idea what I mean<grin>.

So do you have a legitimate question, or are you just wasting everyone's
time?

Visit: http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/ and click
on "Validate Windows".

Is your media genuine?
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/h...displaylang=en

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"Roy" wrote:

Hmm,,that sounds interesting... I have two version of corporate
version let us see which one works best...
I am certain one of these is considered bogus and the others come from
a legitimatesource,

On Thu, 1 May 2008 19:25:09 -0700 (PDT), Roy <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> Hello folks
> I want to know how does the Retail and Corporate edition differ in
> features and functionality?
> Can be the installed interchangeably in your PC.
> Are there any issues that matters for the normal home PC user
> supposing he will go for the corporate edition.?



First of all, note that there is no edition officially called the
"Corporate edition." That's a term which is generally used for pirated
copies of a volume licensed copy of Windows.

Second, assuming that by "Corporate edition," you really mean "volume
licensed," note that the only differences between it and a retail copy
are in the licensing and the pricing. The software itself, with regard
to features and functionality, is identical.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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