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From: Nate Edel on 1 May 2010 00:47 willbill <postonNG(a)postonng.net> wrote: > get it (oem) to install and gave the vendor hell and actually got > them to give him a full refund even though he'd opened the > package (he bought using PayPal). <...> > I suspected, and still suspect, that he simply did > something wrong on his install process. That sounds likely; I can't speak to the first purchase (eBay, right?) although if it was an authentic new-from-MS OEM disk kit it should have been fine, but Tigerdirect is a /relatively/ reputable vendor and I'd think the odds of getting a fake or a recycled one would be quite low from them. > If I'm wrong then I may be screwed because my > own purchase from Newegg was more than > 30 days ago. Should be fine, modulo the usual driver problems. Just make sure you don't activate the copy once it's installed until your hardware configuration is final. -- Nate Edel http://www.cubiclehermit.com/ preferred email | is "nate" at the | "I do have a cause, though. It's obscenity. I'm posting domain | for it."
From: JohnKSmith on 5 May 2010 03:29 'willbill[_2_ Wrote: > ;1032688']Windows 7 oem vs retail > > Can the less expensive oem version be > installed by a DIY person like me? > > I'm interested in the 64 bit Pro version of Win 7 > due to it's lower cost; recently $140 from Newegg > > Is a separately purchased key or something else > like that needed? > > I mean in addition to the Win 7 disc itself. > > Bill Hi Exports I don't fully understand how Windows 7 Retail vs OEM. What I understand is OEM is locked to one computer. -- JohnKSmith
From: Nate Edel on 5 May 2010 13:40 JohnKSmith <JohnKSmith.626dda0(a)hardwarebanter.com> wrote: > 'willbill[_2_ Wrote: > > Can the less expensive oem version be > > installed by a DIY person like me? Yes. Just be sure your computer is in the final configuration you're going to run with before activating it (/allowing it to activate online.) > > Is a separately purchased key or something else > > like that needed? > > I mean in addition to the Win 7 disc itself. No. The disk comes with the key - indeed, what you're purchasing is really the key, the disk could be used to install a retail copy if you had a second, retail key. > I don't fully understand how Windows 7 Retail vs OEM. What I > understand is OEM is locked to one computer. Yup. -- Nate Edel http://www.cubiclehermit.com/ preferred email | is "nate" at the | "I do have a cause, though. It's obscenity. I'm posting domain | for it."
From: JohnKSmith on 9 May 2010 03:26 'willbill[_2_ Wrote: > ;1032688']Windows 7 oem vs retail > > Can the less expensive oem version be > installed by a DIY person like me? > > I'm interested in the 64 bit Pro version of Win 7 > due to it's lower cost; recently $140 from Newegg > > Is a separately purchased key or something else > like that needed? > > I mean in addition to the Win 7 disc itself. > > Bill Hi everyone I was curious what the difference was between oem and retail version software. Here is what I came up with. The oem version can only be used once on that system and no tech support from M.S. The retail version can be installed in multiple computers, one at a time. -- JohnKSmith
From: krw on 9 May 2010 10:10
On Sun, 9 May 2010 08:26:12 +0100, JohnKSmith <JohnKSmith.62c239d(a)hardwarebanter.com> wrote: > >'willbill[_2_ Wrote: >> ;1032688']Windows 7 oem vs retail >> >> Can the less expensive oem version be >> installed by a DIY person like me? >> >> I'm interested in the 64 bit Pro version of Win 7 >> due to it's lower cost; recently $140 from Newegg >> >> Is a separately purchased key or something else >> like that needed? >> >> I mean in addition to the Win 7 disc itself. >> >> Bill >Hi everyone >I was curious what the difference was between oem and retail version >software. Here is what I came up with. The oem version can only be used >once on that system and no tech support from M.S. The retail version can >be installed in multiple computers, one at a time. ....and no tech support from MS. |