If one buys an OEM version of XP, am I correct to assume you can still
download the various patches each month from Microsoft?
The license says Microsoft will not support the installation, but I'm not
sure what "support" means in this context. I understand they won't supply
specific phone support to you with an OEM XP, but do they provide the
patches, fixes, etc., that one normally downloads?
"Bill Martin" <martin_spamtrap@verizon.net> wrote in message
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: If one buys an OEM version of XP, am I correct to assume you can still
: download the various patches each month from Microsoft?
:
: The license says Microsoft will not support the installation, but I'm not
: sure what "support" means in this context. I understand they won't supply
: specific phone support to you with an OEM XP, but do they provide the
: patches, fixes, etc., that one normally downloads?
:
: Thanks...
:
: Bill
:
:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:01:09 -0500, "Bill Martin"
<martin_spamtrap@verizon.net> wrote:
> If one buys an OEM version of XP, am I correct to assume you can still
> download the various patches each month from Microsoft?
Yes.
> The license says Microsoft will not support the installation, but I'm not
> sure what "support" means in this context. I understand they won't supply
> specific phone support to you with an OEM XP, but do they provide the
> patches, fixes, etc., that one normally downloads?
>
> Thanks...
>
> Bill
>
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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:04:33 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:01:09 -0500, "Bill Martin"
> <martin_spamtrap@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > If one buys an OEM version of XP, am I correct to assume you can still
> > download the various patches each month from Microsoft?
>
>
> Yes.
Sorry, I sent that too fast. I had wanted to add the following:
Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of an OEM version is that the license
ties it permanently to the first computer it's installed on, and it
may never be moved to another. Retail versions don't have this
restriction, but OEM versions do; it's one of the main reasons an OEM
version is considerably cheaper than a Full Retail version.
But you can usually buy a retail *Upgrade* copy of Windows XP for only
slightly more than a generic OEM copy, and it's a much better deal as
far as I'm concerned. It can do a clean installation as long as you
have a prior version's CD to show it when prompted. Most people have a
prior version, but worst case if you don't, you can get one
inexpensively someplace like eBay.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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MS means when they say they don't support an OEM is that they don't offer
technical support as they do with Retail versions. OEM stands for Original
Equipment Manufacturer. The OEM has a licensing agreement that says must
support the technical aspects of the version. Other than that an OEM is
supported through hotfixes and service packs.
--
Xandros
"Bill Martin" <martin_spamtrap@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> If one buys an OEM version of XP, am I correct to assume you can still
> download the various patches each month from Microsoft?
>
> The license says Microsoft will not support the installation, but I'm not
> sure what "support" means in this context. I understand they won't supply
> specific phone support to you with an OEM XP, but do they provide the
> patches, fixes, etc., that one normally downloads?
>
> Thanks...
>
> Bill
>
On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:10:32 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:04:33 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
><kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:01:09 -0500, "Bill Martin"
>> <martin_spamtrap@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> > If one buys an OEM version of XP, am I correct to assume you can still
>> > download the various patches each month from Microsoft?
>>
>>
>> Yes.
>
>
>Sorry, I sent that too fast. I had wanted to add the following:
>
>Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of an OEM version is that the license
>ties it permanently to the first computer it's installed on, and it
>may never be moved to another. Retail versions don't have this
>restriction, but OEM versions do; it's one of the main reasons an OEM
>version is considerably cheaper than a Full Retail version.
>
>But you can usually buy a retail *Upgrade* copy of Windows XP for only
>slightly more than a generic OEM copy, and it's a much better deal as
>far as I'm concerned. It can do a clean installation as long as you
>have a prior version's CD to show it when prompted. Most people have a
>prior version, but worst case if you don't, you can get one
>inexpensively someplace like eBay.
>
>--
>Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
When you use the prior version CD for retail upgrade, is its
installation key required?
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:10:32 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:04:33 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> ><kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:01:09 -0500, "Bill Martin"
> >> <martin_spamtrap@verizon.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> > If one buys an OEM version of XP, am I correct to assume you can still
> >> > download the various patches each month from Microsoft?
> >>
> >>
> >> Yes.
> >
> >
> >Sorry, I sent that too fast. I had wanted to add the following:
> >
> >Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of an OEM version is that the license
> >ties it permanently to the first computer it's installed on, and it
> >may never be moved to another. Retail versions don't have this
> >restriction, but OEM versions do; it's one of the main reasons an OEM
> >version is considerably cheaper than a Full Retail version.
> >
> >But you can usually buy a retail *Upgrade* copy of Windows XP for only
> >slightly more than a generic OEM copy, and it's a much better deal as
> >far as I'm concerned. It can do a clean installation as long as you
> >have a prior version's CD to show it when prompted. Most people have a
> >prior version, but worst case if you don't, you can get one
> >inexpensively someplace like eBay.
> >
> >--
> >Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
> When you use the prior version CD for retail upgrade, is its
> installation key required?
The key of the previous version's CD? No.
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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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