The difference between an OEM version and a Retail version is the license.
Manufacturers may alter the OEM that they use, but the OEM copy that you buy
is the same as the retail version, except for the license.
"Emerald Saint" <xp.student@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello.
>
> I totally broke the Vista on my HP Pavillion dv2000 laptop. The Pavillion
> is about 1.5 years old. I am going to buy a Vista installation DVD. OEM
> DVDs are cheaper. I used OEM versions of WinXP on homebuilt desktop PCs
> and never had any problem. Are there potential problems using an OEM
> Vista DVD on a HP Pavillion ? Because it is an HP I wonder if there is
> some 'proprietary' tricks they have to keep you from using an OEM disk.
>
> Also, are some OEM disks made to install on only one kind of PC ?
>
> Please tell me what you know. Your help may save me a lot of trouble.
>
> TIA
>