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Windows 7 oem vs retail
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 |
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Windows 7 oem vs retail
On Apr 9, 7:51*pm, willbill wrote:
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. In theory, at least, an OEM version can be installed on only one machine--ever. The retail version can be installed on only one machine--at a time. That's the only difference. Robert. |
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"Robert Myers" wrote in message ... On Apr 9, 7:51 pm, willbill wrote: 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. In theory, at least, an OEM version can be installed on only one machine--ever. The retail version can be installed on only one machine--at a time. That's the only difference. Robert. ~~~ I bought a 32 bit Pro version of Win 7 from EBay. Only spent $56. Have no problem at all. If it is a fresh installation (not upgrade from Windows Vista, and it is one time thing (you won't install on another machine using this copy), you should buy OEM. And you should buy from EBay because you are buying from end users who have copies they don't want, instead of retail stores like Newegg which will charge you full OEM price. Note that some OEM like Dell and Acer put only one copy on the disk (32 bits or 64 bits) and the other OEM like Toshiba and Sony put both copy (32bits and 64bits) on one disk. |
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Ar Q wrote:
If it is a fresh installation (not upgrade from Windows Vista, and it is one time thing (you won't install on another machine using this copy), you should buy OEM. And you should buy from EBay because you are buying from end users who have copies they don't want, instead of retail stores like Newegg which will charge you full OEM price. This will often result in a license violation (even in the "spirit of the thing" sense) as plenty of these are OEM disk copies coming from machines with preinstalled "royalty OEM" versions that did not need activation with the serial number you're "buying" from them. Which is not to say it won't work. -- 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." |
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In article , Nate Edel wrote: Ar Q wrote: If it is a fresh installation (not upgrade from Windows Vista, and it is one time thing (you won't install on another machine using this copy), you should buy OEM. And you should buy from EBay because you are buying from end users who have copies they don't want, instead of retail stores like Newegg which will charge you full OEM price. This will often result in a license violation (even in the "spirit of the thing" sense) as plenty of these are OEM disk copies coming from machines with preinstalled "royalty OEM" versions that did not need activation with the serial number you're "buying" from them. Which is not to say it won't work. ....at least at first. With the new WAT "call home every 90 days" feature, it may only be a period of time before that eBay license key is blacklisted, or WAT detects that your installed cert does not match the brand of your BIOS and you go into the "not authentic" black hole. |
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I don't fully understand how Windows 7 Retail vs OEM. What I understand is OEM is locked to one computer. |
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JohnKSmith 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." |
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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. |
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On Sun, 9 May 2010 08:26:12 +0100, JohnKSmith
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. |
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On 10/04/2010 12:02 AM, Robert Myers wrote:
On Apr 9, 7:51 pm, wrote: 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. In theory, at least, an OEM version can be installed on only one machine--ever. The retail version can be installed on only one machine--at a time. That's the only difference. Robert. There is actually at least one more difference and it's a pretty big deal -- or at least, I expect it to become a big deal within a year. With the OEM version, you have to choose whether to buy the 32 bit version or 64 bit version. With the retail version, you get discs for both 32-bit and 64 bit versions in the box, and the key works for both. The reason this is a big deal is that the 32 bit version has a 4GB memory limit, and doesn't support partitions above 2TB even with an EFI equipped motherboard. You might notice that the most popular memory configuration is already at that limit, as are the largest consumer grade hard drives. I figure there will be a mass migration to 64 bit windows within a year or so. That makes buying OEM win7-32 less of a deal right now. It costs about $100 retail for either version of OEM windows7 Home Premium. The retail version costs $200 for the Home Premium. |
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