OEM

[Harold G]

Can someone please tell me, what is an OEM license and how
does it compare to a full version license.?

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

An standard OEM version of Windows is limited to being installed on a single
PC. It cannot be uninstalled from that PC and installed on another, even if
the first PC dies, explodes, or is otherwise taken out of service. It is
tied to that first PC forever. It is designed to be installed on a cleanly
formatted hard drive and may NOT be used to upgrade a previous version of
Windows. If you have a previous version of Windows on the hard drive, it
can be used to create a dual boot system, but it will not upgrade the
version that is on the drive already.

It is also not entitled to any support from Microsoft. The vendor who
supplied the OEM product is supposed to support it.

Other than that, the files and folders you will end up with on the PC are
the same.

A Recovery CD such as that supplied with most PCs contains an OEM version of
Windows but also has other applications on it proprietory to the PC
manufacturer. For example, HP ensure all their PCs ship with the BackWeb
application. It may also include special drivers for the hardware in their
PC, such as onboard graphics, onboard audio, multimedia keyboards etc. It
may NOT have all the files and folders included (such as the Backup
application). What the PC manufacturer chooses the include with their
System Recovery CD is up to them.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Harold G" > wrote in message
...
> Can someone please tell me, what is an OEM license and how
> does it compare to a full version license.?

[Jim Carlock]

I'll add an addendum.

OEM versions are typically sold with new hardware. Microsoft requires those
that sell OEM versions are sold with new hardware. Other than the licensing
and the way it's bought it typically has a couple extra features with it
that manufacturers like Compaq remove... they put their own namebranding on
the software and remove the procedures to alter and/or modify such
namebranding.

Jim Carlock

"Harold G" > wrote in message
...
> Can someone please tell me, what is an OEM license and how
> does it compare to a full version license.?

[Michael Stevens]

Harold G wrote:
> Can someone please tell me, what is an OEM license and how
> does it compare to a full version license.?

Click on the links below, or copy and paste the links into the address box
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[LVTravel]

Really good explanation. Good job.


"Cari (MS-MVP)" > wrote in message
...
> An standard OEM version of Windows is limited to being installed on a
single
> PC. It cannot be uninstalled from that PC and installed on another, even
if
> the first PC dies, explodes, or is otherwise taken out of service. It is
> tied to that first PC forever. It is designed to be installed on a
cleanly
> formatted hard drive and may NOT be used to upgrade a previous version of
> Windows. If you have a previous version of Windows on the hard drive, it
> can be used to create a dual boot system, but it will not upgrade the
> version that is on the drive already.
>
> It is also not entitled to any support from Microsoft. The vendor who
> supplied the OEM product is supposed to support it.
>
> Other than that, the files and folders you will end up with on the PC are
> the same.
>
> A Recovery CD such as that supplied with most PCs contains an OEM version
of
> Windows but also has other applications on it proprietory to the PC
> manufacturer. For example, HP ensure all their PCs ship with the BackWeb
> application. It may also include special drivers for the hardware in
their
> PC, such as onboard graphics, onboard audio, multimedia keyboards etc. It
> may NOT have all the files and folders included (such as the Backup
> application). What the PC manufacturer chooses the include with their
> System Recovery CD is up to them.
>
> Cari
> www.coribright.com
>
> "Harold G" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Can someone please tell me, what is an OEM license and how
> > does it compare to a full version license.?
>
>

[Ron Martell]

"Harold G" > wrote:

>Can someone please tell me, what is an OEM license and how
>does it compare to a full version license.?

See http://onlinehelp.bc.ca/oem_software.htm\

Hope this is the information you were looking for,


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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