oem copy of xp

[Sammy Castagna]

Can a failing hard disk be replaced on a machine with an
oem copy of xp?

Thanks Sammy Castagna

 

[JAX]

If it's the MS OEM, certainly. If it a Mfg's OEM, I don't know.

LOL JAX

 

[Sammy Castagna]

What does the LOL mean? Is the joke on me?

Sammy Castagna

 

[Chris Lanier]

A "Mgf's OEM" and "MS OEM" would be the same thing. Now OEM copies of
Windows are bound to the hardware they are sold with. But if you need to
replace a hard drive thats no problem.

 

[Willit]

You can change anything you want. OEM has no problem being
re-installed and activated

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hi!
both are same.You can change the harddisk.There will be no problem.
regards
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

 

[Sammy Castagna]

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
A "Mgf's OEM" and "MS OEM" would be the same thing. Now OEM copies of
Windows are bound to the hardware they are sold with. But if you need to
replace a hard drive thats no problem.




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[Gary Tait]

A "Mgf's OEM" and "MS OEM" would be the same thing. Now OEM copies of
Windows are bound to the hardware they are sold with. But if you need to
replace a hard drive thats no problem.

Not necessarily. The MS OEM is what "Mom and Pop" builders buy from
MS, usually a disc and license per PC. These are the OEM discs you see
for sale often.

The Mfgs OEM is an OS customised to the particular PC it is sold with.
It usually comes as a restore disc set, or hopefully not in your case,
as a hidden restore partition.

 

[tandral]

you can change anything you want in your computer EXCEPT
the motherboard that would "classify" it as a new pc

 

[Guest]

NOT True !!!!!!!!!! Where did you hear that!!!

-----Original Message-----




you can change anything you want in your computer EXCEPT
the motherboard that would "classify" it as a new pc



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