will xp pro oem do this

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hi there. i'm considering buying xp pro oem for the purpose of
reformatting and reinstalling multiple times with different
motherboards that i'm upgrading to in the same computer case, will it
work or do i need the retail version? i was reading on newegg.com
under customer reviews on xp pro oem that this wasn't possible.
 
You should buy the retail version because the OEM version
doesn't do upgrades and I don't think it has all the same
tools that would allow you to reformat the hard drive each
time.


| hi there. i'm considering buying xp pro oem for the
purpose of
| reformatting and reinstalling multiple times with
different
| motherboards that i'm upgrading to in the same computer
case, will it
| work or do i need the retail version? i was reading on
newegg.com
| under customer reviews on xp pro oem that this wasn't
possible.
 
Retail vs. OEM, it doesn't make any difference whether
you're talking about Home or Pro, OEM won't do upgrades, I
don't think it will offer any of the partition and format
tools IF the drive is not empty.


| what about the xp home oem edition?
|
| On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 05:44:02 -0600, "Jim Macklin"
|
| >You should buy the retail version because the OEM version
| >doesn't do upgrades and I don't think it has all the same
| >tools that would allow you to reformat the hard drive
each
| >time.
|
 
Jim;
You can upgrade the computer hardware that has OEM Windows installed.
OEM normally can not be used to upgrade a previous OS to Windows XP,
OEM is Clean Installation only.
You normally can not transfer OEM from one computer to another
regardless the condition of the original computer.
Just as with retail, hardware upgrades may trigger activation which
will be accepted as long as the computer is the same.
 
Retail vs. OEM, it doesn't make any difference whether
you're talking about Home or Pro, OEM won't do upgrades, I
don't think it will offer any of the partition and format
tools IF the drive is not empty.
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im only doing a motherboad upgrade with xp pro oem. i've done that
multiple times with xp home retail. keep in mind im not upgrading xp
pro oem im just reinstalling it via reformatting/reinstalling.
 
Just remember, OEM software is tied to the computer it is
first installed on. Also with OEM you need a means to
install OEM on a clean (empty hard drive). It will do a
repair install, but if you want to activate XP you'll run
into issues.

I've said my bit, you do what you want, if it works?


| On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:24:35 -0600, "Jim Macklin"
|
| >Retail vs. OEM, it doesn't make any difference whether
| >you're talking about Home or Pro, OEM won't do upgrades,
I
| >don't think it will offer any of the partition and format
| >tools IF the drive is not empty.
|
| im only doing a motherboad upgrade with xp pro oem. i've
done that
| multiple times with xp home retail. keep in mind im not
upgrading xp
| pro oem im just reinstalling it via
reformatting/reinstalling.
 
| hi there. i'm considering buying xp pro oem for the
purpose of
| reformatting and reinstalling multiple times with
different
| motherboards that i'm upgrading to in the same computer
case
Click to expand...


OEM won't reformat, will it?



message | Jim;
| You can upgrade the computer hardware that has OEM Windows
installed.
| OEM normally can not be used to upgrade a previous OS to
Windows XP,
| OEM is Clean Installation only.
| You normally can not transfer OEM from one computer to
another
| regardless the condition of the original computer.
| Just as with retail, hardware upgrades may trigger
activation which
| will be accepted as long as the computer is the same.
|
| --
| Jupiter Jones [MVP]
| An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
|
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
| http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
|
|
in message
| | > You should buy the retail version because the OEM
version
| > doesn't do upgrades and I don't think it has all the
same
| > tools that would allow you to reformat the hard drive
each
| > time.
| >
| >
| > | > | hi there. i'm considering buying xp pro oem for the
| > purpose of
| > | reformatting and reinstalling multiple times with
| > different
| > | motherboards that i'm upgrading to in the same
computer
| > case, will it
| > | work or do i need the retail version? i was reading on
| > newegg.com
| > | under customer reviews on xp pro oem that this wasn't
| > possible.
| >
| >
|
|
 
im only doing a motherboad upgrade with xp pro oem. i've done that
multiple times with xp home retail. keep in mind im not upgrading xp
pro oem im just reinstalling it via reformatting/reinstalling.
Click to expand...

i've found my answer from talking to a few people, including some
local pc shops. yes, it will work i'll just have to call microsoft to
reactivate it.
 
Jim;
Yes OEM will format, it is about identical to retail except it can not
upgrade a previous installation.
A format would be a necessary step in a Clean Installation.
In this case I am referring to OEM sold with a piece of hardware not
the OEM that comes with computers such as Gateway, Dell, HP etc.
Some of are images and incapable of anything except imaging the
system.
 
Thanks for clearing that up. I have an OEM from MS and
installed it on a new hard drive, it did partition and
format. But I assumed that it would not format a drive with
the same OS already installed.


message | Jim;
| Yes OEM will format, it is about identical to retail
except it can not
| upgrade a previous installation.
| A format would be a necessary step in a Clean
Installation.
| In this case I am referring to OEM sold with a piece of
hardware not
| the OEM that comes with computers such as Gateway, Dell,
HP etc.
| Some of are images and incapable of anything except
imaging the
| system.
|
| --
| Jupiter Jones [MVP]
| An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
|
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
| http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
|
|
in message
| | >
| >
| > OEM won't reformat, will it?
| >
| >
| >
| > "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <[email protected]>
wrote in
| > message | > | Jim;
| > | You can upgrade the computer hardware that has OEM
Windows
| > installed.
| > | OEM normally can not be used to upgrade a previous OS
to
| > Windows XP,
| > | OEM is Clean Installation only.
| > | You normally can not transfer OEM from one computer to
| > another
| > | regardless the condition of the original computer.
| > | Just as with retail, hardware upgrades may trigger
| > activation which
| > | will be accepted as long as the computer is the same.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Jupiter Jones [MVP]
| > | An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
| > |
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
| > | http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
|
|
 
Hello Jim,

The MS OEM will allow you to re-format the same HD it is installed on. I
have done it many times during experimenting with different configurations,
hardware, software, etc. I have also installed different HD's and loaded the
same OEM version of XP.

FWIW, JAX
 
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