OEM VERSIONS ???

[wayne]

full oem means 'Original Equipment Manufacturer' and is
cut in price to go with new hardware, and is the same as
full XP PRO. register or it won't work, you have about 30
days maybe, intill it won't open. If it is new you get a
certificate of authanticty with each copy. If it is used
once it is done and can't be used with out commiting a
crime. MS is the toughest on guarding their property.
If you want cheaper OS's you could try Linux OS. live
update is for fixing flaws and improving the options in
the OS, including securty
patches. -wayne

>-----Original Message-----
>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.
>.
>