Millard
December 9th 03, 12:23 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>The difference is that Microsoft will make more money
off
>of you. I just put in a new harddrive and found out the
>XP home edition disk I got with my e-machine, which is
an
>OEM edition, will not work on the new harddrive - keep
>getting an invalid key message. Microsoft makes you go
>back to the vendor, vendor says, sorry, that's the right
>key. I don't want to spend almost $200 on another
edition
>of the operating system when my computer is already
>almost 2 years old...I can get a new system for under
>$700.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I recently installed a Canopus ACEDVio capture card in
>my
>>DELL 4600 and I am having problems getting it to show
up
>>properly in device manager.
>>
>>The Canopus support tells me this is a known issue
>>experienced by people having installed XP from the OEM
>XP
>>Home SP1 disk. He suggested I reinstall XP Home from a
>>retail version of the disk.
>>
>>I have always believed that the only difference between
>an
>>OEM version and retail was the box, manual, and
support.
>>Is it possible that installing the retail vesion will
>make
>>any change?
>>.
>>
>.
>The difference between the retail and the OEM are the
manual and the one on one free support by M.S. If you
have the original ID# M.S. will issue you a new ID# over
the phone. This number is listed on their Support
page/contact M.S. The ID# is to prevent pirating and not
to punish customers because they got a new harddrive. If
you want them to tell you how to install or configure it,
ofcourse they will charge you. This problem you are
having happens every day with all the computers out
there. That's what your repairman does if you let them
install a new harddrive for you.
>The difference is that Microsoft will make more money
off
>of you. I just put in a new harddrive and found out the
>XP home edition disk I got with my e-machine, which is
an
>OEM edition, will not work on the new harddrive - keep
>getting an invalid key message. Microsoft makes you go
>back to the vendor, vendor says, sorry, that's the right
>key. I don't want to spend almost $200 on another
edition
>of the operating system when my computer is already
>almost 2 years old...I can get a new system for under
>$700.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I recently installed a Canopus ACEDVio capture card in
>my
>>DELL 4600 and I am having problems getting it to show
up
>>properly in device manager.
>>
>>The Canopus support tells me this is a known issue
>>experienced by people having installed XP from the OEM
>XP
>>Home SP1 disk. He suggested I reinstall XP Home from a
>>retail version of the disk.
>>
>>I have always believed that the only difference between
>an
>>OEM version and retail was the box, manual, and
support.
>>Is it possible that installing the retail vesion will
>make
>>any change?
>>.
>>
>.
>The difference between the retail and the OEM are the
manual and the one on one free support by M.S. If you
have the original ID# M.S. will issue you a new ID# over
the phone. This number is listed on their Support
page/contact M.S. The ID# is to prevent pirating and not
to punish customers because they got a new harddrive. If
you want them to tell you how to install or configure it,
ofcourse they will charge you. This problem you are
having happens every day with all the computers out
there. That's what your repairman does if you let them
install a new harddrive for you.