Vista - What is the difference between factory installed and retail version of Vista ?

Can anyone tell me the difference between the factory installed version and the retail version of Vista home Premium?

Thanks

mopar

mopar <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote:
Functionally, no difference.

Transferability from one machine to another... factory installed
can't, but the retail version can.

"mopar" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:5476357a44d7e016be7647e757ba6374@xxxxxx-gateway.com...
Factory installed includes a customized Welcome screen, probably Microsoft
Works, trials of MS Office, anti-virus solutions, and games, links to the
OEM support, all device drivers set up, and a recovery partition.

Retail Vista is Vista on a DVD, no bundled software, no OEM help stuff, no
customized driver package, BUT it can be installed on ANY machine, but only
one at any one time..

--

Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

Thank you very much Mike.
Was always curious about this.

Thanks again

mopar

guest@xxxxxx-email.com said, in <5476357a44d7e016be7647e757ba6374
@nntp-gateway.com>Functionally (unless the OEm cripples it in some way) - No difference at
all.

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Noel Paton
www.crashfixpc.co.uk

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi

Thanks for your help Noel

mopar

On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:58:40 -0500, mopar <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
wrote:
You're welcome, mopar
--
Noel Paton
www.crashfixpc.co.uk

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi

"mopar" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:5476357a44d7e016be7647e757ba6374@xxxxxx-gateway.com...One is installed at the factory by highly trained technicians and the other
is installed by the Geek Squad. I hope that is right.

Thanks +BOB+ The Knob

Your probably right

mopar