xp retail ??

[Guest]

-- I ran ada32 to find info on some things, I saw that there was a listing
that said
windows xp [retail] XP come installed on comp. Prod ID oem. Is this a reg
full ver
of xp.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

AIDA32 is no longer supported. Uninstall it and
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| -- I ran ada32 to find info on some things, I saw that there was a listing
| that said
| windows xp [retail] XP come installed on comp. Prod ID oem. Is this a reg
| full ver
| of xp.

 

[frogspawn]

I too have the OEM version of XP, yet Everest says it is Retail. Windows
makes no distinction wherever I look up the version info, so I guess OEM
status is not readable off the disk, but only comes from the key.

 

[frogspawn]

Well surprise. The OEM status is in the Product ID, which is found under
Operating System in Everest.

I too have the OEM version of XP, yet Everest says it is Retail. Windows
makes no distinction wherever I look up the version info, so I guess OEM
status is not readable off the disk, but only comes from the key.

-- I ran ada32 to find info on some things, I saw that there was a listing
that said
windows xp [retail] XP come installed on comp. Prod ID oem. Is this a reg
full ver
of xp.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I too have the OEM version of XP, yet Everest says it is
Retail.

I can't tell you why. I don't know much about Everest.

Windows makes no distinction wherever I look up the version
info, so
I guess OEM status is not readable off the disk,

I'm not sure what you mean by "not readable off the disk," but
there *is* a difference between OEM CDs and retail ones. OEM CDs
can't do upgrades, and that restriction has to be on the CD
somewhere.

 

[WWII]

OEM versions are NOT elgible for support frm Microsoft. You have to go back
to the vendor where you bought the OEM CD from. Don't know what you mean by
upgrades but you can certainly install maintenance on OEM systems from
Microsoft's web site.