USE XP PRO?

I will be getting another computer shortly, (w/ NO O.S.)
and want to install XP PRO. I have many questions.

1)What to buy?...I see OEM, full oem, full retail. What
is the pro and cons for using or buying each? Which is
better?

2)Is a "full oem" version the same software as a full
retail?

3)Can I put XP on my new comp and then again on a third
one that I plan to buy a month later?

4)What is all the hype about registering. Can I install
and use the full software without registering w/Microsoft?

5)Can you still do live update without registering?

6)If I'm not allowed to use it on more than one computer,
that's fine, but how will they know? I ask this not so
much to use one copy for a million computers but in
curiosity on HOW Microsoft would KNOW...are they allowed
or have ways where they look into your computer (snoop)
and "verify" things??

7)If I buy a copy from EBAY or somewhere, what happens if
they lied about it not being registered. A friend told me
that it wouldn't matter as long as I just use it without
registering it. Is that true. How can I know if I have a
legal copy without necessarily letting Microsoft know
which copy I have?

8)If I want to also install Office pro 2003 do I need to
buy 3 copies for 3 home computers? That would be $1500
and seems a bit much (to put it nicely) for one poor soul
to put it on all his personal computers.

[David]

> wrote in news:098001c3b30b$25f63350
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What kind of idiot are you?? It's bad enough that you post the same
question in EVERY damn group. But did you have to post it each group
twice???? Do you think you're going to get a different answer? Learn to use
Google, you moron!!!




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[Peter Hutchison]

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:18:15 -0800, > wrote:

>I will be getting another computer shortly, (w/ NO O.S.)
>and want to install XP PRO. I have many questions.
>
>1)What to buy?...I see OEM, full oem, full retail. What
>is the pro and cons for using or buying each? Which is
>better?
None are better and they are the SAME!
OEM versions are sold with NEW Computers.
Retail versions are available as Upgrades or Full.
In your case you need the Full Retail.

>2)Is a "full oem" version the same software as a full
>retail?
Yes

>3)Can I put XP on my new comp and then again on a third
>one that I plan to buy a month later?
No, you need to buy another copy for the other PC

>4)What is all the hype about registering. Can I install
>and use the full software without registering w/Microsoft?

You do not need to register but you do need to Activate Windows.

>5)Can you still do live update without registering?
Yes

>6)If I'm not allowed to use it on more than one computer,
>that's fine, but how will they know? I ask this not so
>much to use one copy for a million computers but in
>curiosity on HOW Microsoft would KNOW...are they allowed
>or have ways where they look into your computer (snoop)
>and "verify" things??
If you do not activate Windows after 30 or so days then it
will disable Windows and you will no longer be able to use it.
If you activate it (either over internet or by phone), they will keep
a record of your Product Code etc


>7)If I buy a copy from EBAY or somewhere, what happens if
>they lied about it not being registered. A friend told me
>that it wouldn't matter as long as I just use it without
>registering it. Is that true. How can I know if I have a
>legal copy without necessarily letting Microsoft know
>which copy I have?

You can register it in your name, it doesn`t matter.
>8)If I want to also install Office pro 2003 do I need to
>buy 3 copies for 3 home computers? That would be $1500
>and seems a bit much (to put it nicely) for one poor soul
>to put it on all his personal computers.

Yes, you do need to buy 3 copies. Same principles of Windows apply to
Office. IF you don`t like the Cost go for an Alternative:
WordPerfect Office (which I use), Ability Office, Microsoft Works
or OpenOffice (free btw).

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/

[rifleman]

In article >,
says...
|On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:18:15 -0800, > wrote:
|
|>I will be getting another computer shortly, (w/ NO O.S.)
|>and want to install XP PRO. I have many questions.
|>
|>1)What to buy?...I see OEM, full oem, full retail. What
|>is the pro and cons for using or buying each? Which is
|>better?
|None are better and they are the SAME!
|OEM versions are sold with NEW Computers.
|Retail versions are available as Upgrades or Full.
|In your case you need the Full Retail.
|


Umm no they are NOT the same. They contain the same SOFTWARE but the
LICENSE is different. An OEM copy for instance, can ONLY be used on the
machine on which it is first installed. It CANNOT be transferred to
another machine. A retail copy cam however.