J_D

Hi

I am looking forward to building a new system for someone. we have already decided not to have vista and stick with XP.

However i am unsure on the whole OEM thing for the operating systems

There is a Big price difference, however i have read that alot of people who buy OEM Win Xp get duff Disc's and also one person on amazon reckons his was a once install only copy???

So basicly i am looking here:
Xp OEM £63.50 (USD $121) http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...html?MS-WXPHVU

Xp Retail £175.67 (USD $335) http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...html?MS-WXPHO2

So i would like to buy the OEM obviously and i would be buying a HDD from novatech so i would quilify for the lience but some of the feedback on the net worries me and this. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wi...8316698&sr=1-1

Read the only review down the bottom

Hopefully someone can reassume me on this as i dont think the person who wants this computer really wants to fork out for the retail version.

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HDD: 200GB
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Calibretto

The only difference between the two is that the retail comes with the fancy box and paperwork and the OEM comes with just the CD and key.

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Dilbert

Go with the OEM it is cheaper.

J_D

yes i want to go with oem but was worried about having the problems mentioned above,

would never pay the amount that mircosoft ask for the retail, it's just absured

OEM it is then

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4 Year old "Tiny" PC
OS: Microsoft Windows Xp SP2
MoBo: MSI P4MAM-V/L (socket 478)
CPU: Intel Celeron D 320 @ 2.4Ghz
RAM: 2x512Mb DDR PC2700
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 7600GT 256Mb AGP
PSU: 300 Watt "Generic"
HDD: 200GB
Optical 1: Sony DVD-ROM DDU1613
Optical 2: VOM-12E48X (DVD-RW)

jutnm

go for VISTA ULTIMATE

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J_D

it wont be need for the system that is going to be built, sorry to dis-appoint. but will be looking in to ultimate for a future build of my own to replace my aging desktop

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4 Year old "Tiny" PC
OS: Microsoft Windows Xp SP2
MoBo: MSI P4MAM-V/L (socket 478)
CPU: Intel Celeron D 320 @ 2.4Ghz
RAM: 2x512Mb DDR PC2700
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 7600GT 256Mb AGP
PSU: 300 Watt "Generic"
HDD: 200GB
Optical 1: Sony DVD-ROM DDU1613
Optical 2: VOM-12E48X (DVD-RW)