On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 04:30:51 -0400, "Howard Kaikow"
<kaikow@standards.com> wrote:


> A bit ago, I decided to finally stop procrastinating about building a PC.
>
> Instead of buying a full retail version of Windows XP Pro, it seems to make
> more sense to buy an OEM vertsion that alreasy includes SP2c.



I don't agree. In fact I think buying an OEM version is a very poor
choice. An OEM copy comes with several restrictions, the most severe
of which is that its license ties it permanently to the first computer
it's installed on. It can never legally be moved to another computer,
sold, or given away (except with the original computer).

Instead I recommend a Retail Upgrade copy, which in most cases can be
bought for very close to the same price. And contrary to what many
people think, an Upgrade copy *can* be used to do a clean
installation, as long as you have a copy of a previous qualifying
version of Windows to insert as proof of ownership when prompted to do
so. Worst case, if you don't have such a CD, you can buy a used copy
of Windows 98 very cheaply someplace like eBay.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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