XP installation ?

Whats OEM,SLP & MOBO mean? (sorry to be a pain)
>-----Original Message-----
>If you're using a restore disk the OEM made and they
>used a BIOS SLP then unless you swap the MOBO and the
>BIOS is diffrent you will not have to activate.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have been searching everywhere for an answer to this.
>>I have formatted my HD a few times and reinstalled XP
>and
>>have never been asked to enter a serial number (which I
>>do have) or to activate XP ?
>>I dont have a problem it works ok Im just inquisitive
>>because everyone says have you should have your number
>at
>>hand when installing.
>>I was wondering if the number was held in the BIOS from
>>the first install at the factory.
>>Please any advise would be of help.
>>.
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[Gary Tait]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:890567

On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 04:18:34 -0800,
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>Whats OEM,SLP & MOBO mean? (sorry to be a pain)

OEM, a company that makes complete PCs for sale.

Mobo, motherboard.

SLP, don't recall what the acronym stands for, but that is a process
where the OS install or restore procedure looks for particular data
in the system BIOS to be able to install. That data would be specific
to that model or line of PC.

BTW System BIOS is system code that is on a chip on your PC, which is
first run, and gives the PC instructions to test and configure itself,
then boot the OS from the HDD or other bootable drive.

>>-----Original Message-----
>>If you're using a restore disk the OEM made and they
>>used a BIOS SLP then unless you swap the MOBO and the
>>BIOS is diffrent you will not have to activate.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I have been searching everywhere for an answer to this.
>>>I have formatted my HD a few times and reinstalled XP
>>and
>>>have never been asked to enter a serial number (which I
>>>do have) or to activate XP ?
>>>I dont have a problem it works ok Im just inquisitive
>>>because everyone says have you should have your number
>>at
>>>hand when installing.
>>>I was wondering if the number was held in the BIOS from
>>>the first install at the factory.
>>>Please any advise would be of help.
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>