OEM or retail?

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dpregan

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Hi

Im going to be building a new pc and getting Vista I see on newegg the the OEM version is cheaper.

I hear the OEM version is tied to the motherboard so cannot legally be installed on another pc. Is this a physical limitation or just a 'legal' thing. I mean, if were to try and install it on an upgraded machine would it somehow recognise the motherboard as being different?

Is there a way around this? I may wish to use the OS on a newer system in future.

Or should I just wait for 7 and stick with the XP i have?

Thanks
 
you would only be able to use the OEM version once, on one computer. you could always use the windows 7 release candidate too, it's 100% free for one year.
 
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