OEM vs. Retail?

[Ken Blake]

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What's the difference between oem and retail versions of windows xp?
Function is same, but support issues?

The OEM version has the following disadvantages:

1. Its license ties it permanently to the first computer it's
installed on. It can never legally be moved to another computer,
sold, or given away.

2. It can only do a clean installation, not an upgrade.

3. Microsoft provides no support for OEM versions. You have to
get any needed support from your OEM, and that may range anywhere
between good and non-existent.

Assuming a generic OEM version, rather than one customized by a
specific OEM, in all other respects they are the same.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

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Yes.

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[Gary Tait]

Then, if I wipe off my hard drive, i think oem can be installed since
there's no os on it.

THanks

You can tell it do do a clean install.