3rd party applications with OEM XP

[Guest]

Hi,

Has anyone ever had a problem running 3rd party applications with an OEM
version of XP Professional?

I have! The application has installed OK and mostly works but some important
functions won't. I spoke to the application manufacturer and they reckon it's
because I'm running OEM XP and don't have full administrative rights, and
that I will have to purchase a full version of XP, even though the user has
full Administrator priveliges.

Is this something anyone else has come across and does anyone have a clue
how to get round it without buying a new copy of XP?

Cheers!

 

[David Candy]

Has anyone ever had a problem running 3rd party applications with an OEM

version of XP Professional?

More than likely. What a stupid and irrelevent question.

I have! The application has installed OK and mostly works but some important
functions won't. I spoke to the application manufacturer and they reckon it's
because I'm running OEM XP and don't have full administrative rights, and
that I will have to purchase a full version of XP, even though the user has
full Administrator priveliges.

They have no clue what they are talking about. Their program may indeed be faulty, but they wouldn't know. There is no difference between any way of buying XP once installed.

 

[AJR]

What application? What works mostly? What important functions do not? -
please do not expect responders to be crystal ball readers.
BTW - I would consider putting the manufacturers number in the "deep six"
(Navy referral to trash can).

 

[Guest]

Gee! Thanks for the helpful and arrogant reply!
Glad to see this is the place for helpful, pleasant coversation!

 

[Guest]

The application isn't the important thing here - I'm trying to establish if
the OEM version of XP is any different to a full version with respect to
Administrative rights.
I suspect that the 3rd party software manufacturer is trying to fob me off
with an excuse as to why his software doesn't work - probably because as
David says, they have no clue what they're talking about.
For the record, the application is a Portable Appliance Testing software
package from Fluke

 

[Ted Zieglar]

OEM editions of Windows are functionally identical to what you can buy in
the store.

What does "fob me off" mean? Actually, I'd rather not know!

 

[Kerry Brown]

Your suspicions are correct. There is no difference in how programs run with
OEM, retail, volume license, academic, or any other versions of XP. There
may be a difference in running the program with Home, Pro or MCE but even
that is very unlikely. There may be an issue with your user permissions but
this has nothing to do with OEM vs. any other version. I have dealt with
Fluke on other issues unrelated to Windows before. Their technical support
was not very good to say the least.

 

[David Candy]

So what doesn't work. What does it do, fluke was once my main competitor for digital multimeters (mid 80s).

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Hi,

Has anyone ever had a problem running 3rd party applications with an OEM
version of XP Professional?

I have! The application has installed OK and mostly works but some important
functions won't. I spoke to the application manufacturer and they reckon it's
because I'm running OEM XP and don't have full administrative rights, and
that I will have to purchase a full version of XP, even though the user has
full Administrator priveliges.

Is this something anyone else has come across and does anyone have a clue
how to get round it without buying a new copy of XP?

Cheers!

I also have encountered this with another software vendor. They stated that
the problem is not with the XP or the generic OEM XP version but with the
"branded" OEM versions that come pre-installed on branded PCs like IBM, HP,
Dell and Gateway. These version are usually "tweaked" to the OEM
specifications and in general day to day usage, they are 100% identical to the
retail version of XP. It is when the software is looking for a specific
Windows module that may not exist, or may have been tweaked, then this is
where to problems can arise.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi,

Has anyone ever had a problem running 3rd party applications with an OEM
version of XP Professional?

Could you possibly be a little more vague? Which specific one, out of
literally millions of possibilities, is giving you trouble?

I have! The application has installed OK and mostly works but some important
functions won't. I spoke to the application manufacturer and they reckon it's
because I'm running OEM XP and don't have full administrative rights, and
that I will have to purchase a full version of XP, even though the user has
full Administrator priveliges.

That has got to be one of the most amazingly absurd explanations I've
ever heard from a software company. There is no functional difference
between an OEM installation and a retail license, unless your computer's
manufacturer did some very peculiar customizations to the OS. Further,
there are no differences between administrator accounts of the retail
vs. OEM installations.

Is this something anyone else has come across and does anyone have a clue
how to get round it without buying a new copy of XP?

Ditch that half-baked, crudely-crafted, WinXP-incompatible application
and buy a different application (that performs the same functions) from
a competitor of this lame company.


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[Bruce Chambers]

The application isn't the important thing here - I'm trying to establish if
the OEM version of XP is any different to a full version with respect to
Administrative rights.

It isn't.

I suspect that the 3rd party software manufacturer is trying to fob me off
with an excuse as to why his software doesn't work - probably because as
David says, they have no clue what they're talking about.

Exactly.


For the record, the application is a Portable Appliance Testing software
package from Fluke

I imagine that Fluke didn't actually develop the software, but rather
contracted it out or purchased and bundled someone else's product. It's
quite likely that Fluke personnel won't have any real idea how the
application was designed.


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[David Candy]

Fluke is to multimeters what Rolls Royce is to cars.

 

[Guest]

That's very true David but it seems they may be in Lada territory when it
comes to producing software! lol
Thanks for helping to confirm my suspicions guys

 

[Kerry Brown]

Fluke is to multimeters what Rolls Royce is to cars.

I agree they make excellent meters but their tech support consists of :
"Send us the meter and we will fix it." It took several weeks to get the
meter back and even though they fixed the meter for free I was hit with over
$100.00 for shipping and customs fees. I now keep a spare on hand as they
are the best meter and it was painful to be without it

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Fluke is to multimeters what Rolls Royce is to cars.

That, I well know, as I always buy Fluke when given a choice. That,
however, doesn't mean that they developed to application in question;
although I'll concede that they certainly should have done more thorough
testing before distributing it with their meters.


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