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    An OS boxed & bought from a shop - the same as an OEM?

    Whats the difference or are they the same?
    I ask because I bought XP Pro from Special Reserve a few yrs back & it was fully boxed with all codes etc.
    I thought that an OEM was just the free OS u got when u bought a Desktop.
    Am I right?
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    OEM licenses of Microsoft operating systems can only (legally) be used on the system with which they were purchased. What you have is a FPP (Full packaged product) version, which can be used on any PC, and is transferable.

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      Woohoo!!, thanks for that mate!!
      I wasnt sure but wanted to check b4 I buy a new PC, which I wanted to transfer my current XP Pro OS to.

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