commandercup said:I'm debating buying it since I've gotten my hands on some stacks of cash, what does OEM stand for? (too lazy to look it up, I read about it before though)
microcenter has some OEM copies of home premium with some decent rebates
also, i was wondering... I heard before vista came out, that you can't move the installation to a different motherboard... is that true? in simpler words, can you install it on computer A, uninstall it and then revalidate/install it on computer B?
OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. And the difference between the OEM and retail versions of Windows, is that the OEM is just the CD and key. While the retail includes the fancy box, manual, and what not...which isn't necessary. Plus OEMs are cheaper.
You can install Windows on different computers. It's just that you can't have more than one computer with the same key, connected to the internet, at the same time.