RE: FN-FORUM: help

date posted 6th February 2008 10:02




Gary Short wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
>
>> From: Ben Moxon [EMAIL REMOVED]
>> Sent: 05 February 2008 16:44
>> To: "FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]
>> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: help
>>
>> Probably means it's ok for a Laptop, but anyone who upgrades or services
>> their own Desktop risks being stung by it.
>>
>>
>
> There's no difference between a laptop or a desktop. You walk into PC
World, you come out with a laptop or desktop, for much cheapness, and it
comes with a disk (or the means to create one) which allows you to fully
re-install the OS. I know 'cos I always to it to get rid of all the
pre-installed trail-ware.
>
No, there is. The difference being that it's much easier to upgrade
major parts of the hardware on a desktop and that if you do an OEM
version of the OS won't re-install because it's bound to a single
hardware configuration, which is one reason they can afford to sell it
so cheap- my current licenced copy of XP has got me through two
motherboards and processors and numerous other changes of setup. My OEM
installation died with my original motherboard.

Sorry! That's rubbish. See my earlier post. If what you say were true, how
come you can buy OEM OS disks from many many shops????

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