OEM XP eligible for Upgrade versions?

[Ed Light]

If you bought an MS OEM version of XP (like from newegg), for the next MS OS
(XP 64 bit?) can you use an Upgrade version? Will the upgrade version
happily accept the OEM CD? Or would you have to get another OEM or the Full
version?

TIA - Thanks in advance.
--
Ed Light

Smiley :-/
MS Smiley :-\

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Generic OEM versions usually qualify for upgrades, but that is no guarantee
that they will in the future.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Ed Light" > wrote in message
...
> If you bought an MS OEM version of XP (like from newegg), for the next MS
OS
> (XP 64 bit?) can you use an Upgrade version? Will the upgrade version
> happily accept the OEM CD? Or would you have to get another OEM or the
Full
> version?
>
> TIA - Thanks in advance.
> --
> Ed Light
>
> Smiley :-/
> MS Smiley :-\
>
>

[Joseph Conway [MSFT]]

I havent tested this in house but Rick is correct. The generic OEM media
that you get from egghead and the like are typically unmodified retail
media.

--
Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Generic OEM versions usually qualify for upgrades, but that is no
guarantee
> that they will in the future.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Ed Light" > wrote in message
> ...
> > If you bought an MS OEM version of XP (like from newegg), for the next
MS
> OS
> > (XP 64 bit?) can you use an Upgrade version? Will the upgrade version
> > happily accept the OEM CD? Or would you have to get another OEM or the
> Full
> > version?
> >
> > TIA - Thanks in advance.
> > --
> > Ed Light
> >
> > Smiley :-/
> > MS Smiley :-\
> >
> >
>
>