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harry wollmann
i bought a home premium oem vista what does oem stand for and is it a 2nd
rate o/s because of oem
Thanks
rate o/s because of oem
Thanks
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Nonny
i bought a home premium oem vista what does oem stand for and is it a 2nd
rate o/s because of oem
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer.
It's the full version of what you bought... but it lacks support from
Microsoft.
That's why it cost less
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Tim Slattery
harry wollmann said:i bought a home premium oem vista what does oem stand for and is it a 2nd
rate o/s because of oem
OEM is Original Equipment Manufacturer. The software is the same as a
retail version, but the license is different.
Once an OEM version is installed, it cannot be installed on any other
computer, even if the original computer no longer exists. You get no
Microsoft support with an OEM system. And an OEM system will not
upgrade an existing OS, it must be installed fresh.
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Earle Horton
harry wollmann said:i bought a home premium oem vista what does oem stand for and is it a 2nd
rate o/s because of oem
Thanks
This page explains it well.
http://www.directron.com/oemvist32bs1pk.html
It's not a second rate OS because it is OEM, not for that reason. ;^)
Earle
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Ken Blake, MVP
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer.
It's the full version of what you bought... but it lacks support from
Microsoft.
That's why it cost less
The main reason it costs less, and the single biggest disadvantage of
OEM versions, is that it can never be transferred to another computer,
not even if the original one dies.