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The OEM version is cheaper because it is meant to be sold with a hardware
system and does NOT come with Microsoft support. -- DaveW "jeh" wrote in message ... Is there any real difference between the oem and retail versions of xp pro? I've heard that if you're going to be doing upgrading here and there occasionally you might run into problems with oem versions. John. |
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DaveW writes:
The OEM version is cheaper because it is meant to be sold with a hardware system and does NOT come with Microsoft support. Given how useless MS support can be sometimes, that's a pretty good deal. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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jeh wrote:
Sounds like you have a lot of problems with XP. I've been doing pretty good with 98, and I'm sort of hesitant to change, but I do some work online with various companies and they are starting to require a more updated os for the security aspect of it. Think I should wait for Longhorn? Thanks. If your main reason for upgrading is for the enhanced security functions of winXP seriously consider Linux it is far more secure than Windows and all the popular web tools are there. Its also free and as you are still using win9x its fair to assume that your hardware is dated also, another good point about using linux is it runs well on older hardware. check out Suse (www.suse.com),Ubuntu (www.ubuntu.com),Gentoo (www.gentoo.org) and Fedora Core (redhat - www.fedora.redhat.com) you can purhase, download or even get a copy on magazines such as linux format , linux magazine. |
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JD writes:
If your main reason for upgrading is for the enhanced security functions of winXP seriously consider Linux it is far more secure than Windows and all the popular web tools are there. Linux is no more secure than Windows, and it has enormous disadvantages as a desktop system as compared to Windows. If you don't want to run Windows on the desktop, buy a Mac. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
JD writes: If your main reason for upgrading is for the enhanced security functions of winXP seriously consider Linux it is far more secure than Windows and all the popular web tools are there. Linux is no more secure than Windows, and it has enormous disadvantages as a desktop system as compared to Windows. If you don't want to run Windows on the desktop, buy a Mac. The simple fact that there are VIRTUALLY no viruses for Linux and the strict user - root set-up makes it FAR MORE secure than windows! and as far as no use as a desktop system that's absolute rubbish as long as you don't mind not being able to play games there is nothing you can do on windows that you cannot do on Linux. you can even run windows programs on Linux using one of the many Windows emulators you can even play Halflife2 and Doom3 on Linux. and for further note I actualy use UNIX as my main OS there are far less ports for UNIX than there is for Linux but I still have the latest Firefox, OpenOffice.org, Mozilla and many more programs. |
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On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:16:26 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote: Linux is no more secure than Windows, and it has enormous disadvantages as a desktop system as compared to Windows. If you don't want to run Windows on the desktop, buy a Mac. And what is Mac now? Basically another version of Linux, well ok, BSD. Almost the same thing. |
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Aldwyn Edain wrote:
On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:16:26 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote: Linux is no more secure than Windows, and it has enormous disadvantages as a desktop system as compared to Windows. If you don't want to run Windows on the desktop, buy a Mac. And what is Mac now? Basically another version of Linux, well ok, BSD. Almost the same thing. I meant to put that in the end of my other post .. it uses a heavily modified version of the FreeBSD kernel as far as im led to belive. |
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... DaveW writes: The OEM version is cheaper because it is meant to be sold with a hardware system and does NOT come with Microsoft support. Given how useless MS support can be sometimes, that's a pretty good deal. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. A warning about OEM versions Microsoft programs. This is what Microsoft says they plan to do. It's not been implemented yet. Soon, Microsoft will not allow OEM versions to be upgraded through Service packs or patches downloaded from their websites. All oem version will have to be updated through the vendor you bought the PC from. If you have a gray market oem Windows product you bought with a cable or floppy drive etc.,you'll be SOL. |
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dawg wrote:
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... DaveW writes: The OEM version is cheaper because it is meant to be sold with a hardware system and does NOT come with Microsoft support. Given how useless MS support can be sometimes, that's a pretty good deal. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. A warning about OEM versions Microsoft programs. This is what Microsoft says they plan to do. It's not been implemented yet. Soon, Microsoft will not allow OEM versions to be upgraded through Service packs or patches downloaded from their websites. All oem version will have to be updated through the vendor you bought the PC from. If you have a gray market oem Windows product you bought with a cable or floppy drive etc.,you'll be SOL. That's not completely true they are planning to withdraw the oem activation codes for the top 20 pc manufacturers, if however you own a legitimate copy you will be redirected to a activation telephone number where you will have to answer a few questions, after that you can use it as normal for updates etc. "Starting February 28, Microsoft will indefinitely begin to disable Internet product activation on OEM keys used by the top 20 worldwide PC makers. If a customer attempts to activate Windows XP with an OEM key from a COA, they will be directed to call customer support specialists to obtain an override code - provided they can prove that their copy is legitimate by answering a series of questions." - http://www.betanews.com/article/Micr...ole/1109293194 |
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