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Old May 14th 05, 11:59 PM
Carey Frisch [MVP]
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You paid less for an OEM version and as a consequence you do not
receive the benefits of a Retail Version. OEM versions of Windows
XP are non-transferrable and if your motherboard dies, so does your
OEM license. Microsoft does not sell OEM versions to end-users,
only Retail Versions.

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"David Sewell" wrote:

| I purchased a win xp home oem disk, at only just pennies short of retail
| edition price, from the supplier that supplied me with items I used to build
| my own system. I already have win 95 and win 98 upgrade purchases from now
| dead previous pc's. So, if my motherboard fails, am I right in assuming I
| am supposed to buy a new motherboard and another copy of win xp, thereby
| keeping up Bill (love him to bits) Gates to the life style he has become
| accustomed, just so that I can carry on using a single system that ain't
| moved anywhere and is only used by the single self same person, whose fault
| cannot be blamed if the motherboard decides it wants to go to motherboard
| heaven?
|
| Thanks,
| David

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