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Old 12-01-2007, 11:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What's the difference? besides the price obviously


I'm wanting to switch to Vista Home Premium (since my girlfriends gonna buy it for me)


I keep seeing the OEM versions on newegg...wtf is the difference?
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Old 12-01-2007, 11:42 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Retail has the box and papers. It allows for more activations, before you call. OEM is just th disc and license, no package so it's cheaper.
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Old 12-01-2007, 11:47 PM   #3 (permalink)
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OEM Products
CNET Shopper - OEM vs Retail Box
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/23...4-retail-vista

When it comes ti Vista know this. If you plan on buying a new PC anytime soon or getting a new mother board for your PC you will want the retail version.

OEM Vista only allows for 1 Activation.
Retail Vista allows for 3 Activations.

This means a OEM copy can only be installed on 1 machine. while Retail you can upgrade your machine twice before your serial will expire.
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OEM Products
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http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/23...4-retail-vista

When it comes ti Vista know this. If you plan on buying a new PC anytime soon or getting a new mother board for your PC you will want the retail version.

OEM Vista only allows for 1 Activation.
Retail Vista allows for 3 Activations.

This means a OEM copy can only be installed on 1 machine. while Retail you can upgrade your machine twice before your serial will expire.
I'm sure you call Microsoft for more than one activation.
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ahh i see..i dont plan on getting a new board anytime soon...looks like i'll just grab an OEM version...no need in wasting the extra money.
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Old 12-02-2007, 12:05 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I'm sure you call Microsoft for more than one activation.
I didnt say there wasnt a way around this. I was trying to keep it all legal. but yes there are ways to beat this system.
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I didnt say there wasnt a way around this. I was trying to keep it all legal. but yes there are ways to beat this system.
my thoughts exactly
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Just buy OEM. Supposedly you can only use an OEM version once. But its not that hard to get an activation key again.
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My OEM copy of mediacenter is on it's 3rd PC and I haven't had to call M$ once.
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That is because XP OEM Licensing is Different than Vista OEM Licensing.

XP OEM had 3 Activations compared to Vista OEM's 1 Activation.
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