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911aaron · 05-10-2008, 11:44 PM

what is the difference between OEM and retail windows XP professional? What would be the better choice? I am trying to save as much money as i can so im leaning towards the OEM, but i first wanna know whats the difference between them? Want to use it for my new build.

Retail:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837116195
OEM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116400

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911aaron Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Inside your computer as a virus Posts: 195	OEM and Retail xp? what is the difference between OEM and retail windows XP professional? What would be the better choice? I am trying to save as much money as i can so im leaning towards the OEM, but i first wanna know whats the difference between them? Want to use it for my new build. Retail: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837116195 OEM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116400 __________________ * Processor: Intel core 2 Quad Q6600 * Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L * RAM: G. Skill 2GB F2-6400CL5d-2GBNQ * Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s * VGA: EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 * PSU: Ultra X-Finity 500-Watt * OS: Windows XP Home Edition 32-bit * Monitor: Samsung 906BW LCD 2 ms response time 2000:1 Contrast *CPU cooler: Arctic Cooler 7