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Guest Roy

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Hello Group

I prefer the WinXP to Vista and heared that it had also different

flavors?

WinXP Sp2 Professional

WinXP Sp2 Home

WinXP Sp2 Professional Black Edition

WinXP Sp2 Corporate Edition

WinXP Sp3 for Home and Professional

 

I am rather puzzled to know that there is such variety for this

particular OS?

Are all of these legitimate version ?

How did these evolve from the XP pro and XP home?

I have heard the limitation of XP home but would like to know also the

advantage and limitation of the Black Edition, Corporate and SP3

version

What happened to the Media Center2005?

TIA

Roy

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Guest Jerry

Guest Jerry

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Re: Different Flavors of WinXP

 

Do a Google search on Windows XP and then review thousands of

articles/comments/etc on the subject. Faster/better than what you might get

here.

 

"Roy" <roybasan@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:cbea629d-acf9-4507-8ade-e65e6f4d8764@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> Hello Group

> I prefer the WinXP to Vista and heared that it had also different

> flavors?

> WinXP Sp2 Professional

> WinXP Sp2 Home

> WinXP Sp2 Professional Black Edition

> WinXP Sp2 Corporate Edition

> WinXP Sp3 for Home and Professional

>

> I am rather puzzled to know that there is such variety for this

> particular OS?

> Are all of these legitimate version ?

> How did these evolve from the XP pro and XP home?

> I have heard the limitation of XP home but would like to know also the

> advantage and limitation of the Black Edition, Corporate and SP3

> version

> What happened to the Media Center2005?

> TIA

> Roy

Guest Roy

Guest Roy

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Re: Different Flavors of WinXP

 

On Mar 10, 5:36 am, "Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoS...@MSN.com> wrote:

> Do a Google search on Windows XP and then review thousands of

> articles/comments/etc on the subject. Faster/better than what you might get

> here.

>

> "Roy" <royba...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:cbea629d-acf9-4507-8ade-e65e6f4d8764@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

> > Hello Group

> > I prefer the WinXP to Vista and heared that it had also different

> > flavors?

> > WinXP Sp2 Professional

> > WinXP Sp2 Home

> > WinXP Sp2 Professional Black Edition

> > WinXP Sp2 Corporate Edition

> > WinXP Sp3 for Home and Professional

>

> > I am rather puzzled to know that there is such variety for this

> > particular OS?

> > Are all of these legitimate version ?

> > How did these evolve from the XP pro and XP home?

> > I have heard the limitation of XP home but would like to know also the

> > advantage and  limitation of the Black Edition, Corporate and SP3

> > version

> > What happened to the Media Center2005?

> > TIA

> > Roy- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Sorry but the link is broken....

Guest Colin Barnhorst

Guest Colin Barnhorst

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Re: Different Flavors of WinXP

 

SP3 is simply XP with service pack 3 applied. It is not a different flavor

of XP any more than is XP SP2.

 

The retail editions of XP are Home, and Pro. They are the only two flavors

of XP available as boxed sku's.

 

XP Media Center and Tablet are available preinstalled on a new computer (MCE

is also available as a system builder sku).

 

There are two 64bit editions of XP available as system builder editions (XP

64bit Edition for IA64, and XP Pro x64 Edition for x86_x64).

 

There are XP Starter editions available in emerging countries.

 

There are XP N editions available in the European Union as alternatives to

the standard editions.

 

The other editions you have heard about are most likely editions available

to Software Assurance customers and not made available through the standard

consumer and enterprise channels.

 

"Roy" <roybasan@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:cbea629d-acf9-4507-8ade-e65e6f4d8764@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> Hello Group

> I prefer the WinXP to Vista and heared that it had also different

> flavors?

> WinXP Sp2 Professional

> WinXP Sp2 Home

> WinXP Sp2 Professional Black Edition

> WinXP Sp2 Corporate Edition

> WinXP Sp3 for Home and Professional

>

> I am rather puzzled to know that there is such variety for this

> particular OS?

> Are all of these legitimate version ?

> How did these evolve from the XP pro and XP home?

> I have heard the limitation of XP home but would like to know also the

> advantage and limitation of the Black Edition, Corporate and SP3

> version

> What happened to the Media Center2005?

> TIA

> Roy

Guest David H. Lipman

Guest David H. Lipman

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Re: Different Flavors of WinXP

 

From: "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net>

 

| SP3 is simply XP with service pack 3 applied. It is not a different flavor

| of XP any more than is XP SP2.

|

| The retail editions of XP are Home, and Pro. They are the only two flavors

| of XP available as boxed sku's.

|

| XP Media Center and Tablet are available preinstalled on a new computer (MCE

| is also available as a system builder sku).

|

| There are two 64bit editions of XP available as system builder editions (XP

| 64bit Edition for IA64, and XP Pro x64 Edition for x86_x64).

|

| There are XP Starter editions available in emerging countries.

|

| There are XP N editions available in the European Union as alternatives to

| the standard editions.

|

| The other editions you have heard about are most likely editions available

| to Software Assurance customers and not made available through the standard

| consumer and enterprise channels.

|

 

Excellent summation !

 

 

--

Dave

http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

Guest Colin Barnhorst

Guest Colin Barnhorst

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Re: Different Flavors of WinXP

 

Thanks, although I did forget Embedded, Auto, and XP K. :)

 

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message

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> From: "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net>

>

> | SP3 is simply XP with service pack 3 applied. It is not a different

> flavor

> | of XP any more than is XP SP2.

> |

> | The retail editions of XP are Home, and Pro. They are the only two

> flavors

> | of XP available as boxed sku's.

> |

> | XP Media Center and Tablet are available preinstalled on a new computer

> (MCE

> | is also available as a system builder sku).

> |

> | There are two 64bit editions of XP available as system builder editions

> (XP

> | 64bit Edition for IA64, and XP Pro x64 Edition for x86_x64).

> |

> | There are XP Starter editions available in emerging countries.

> |

> | There are XP N editions available in the European Union as alternatives

> to

> | the standard editions.

> |

> | The other editions you have heard about are most likely editions

> available

> | to Software Assurance customers and not made available through the

> standard

> | consumer and enterprise channels.

> |

>

> Excellent summation !

>

>

> --

> Dave

> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

>

>

Guest Roy

Guest Roy

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Re: Different Flavors of WinXP

 

On Mar 10, 8:25 am, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>

wrote:

> From: "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnho...@comcast.net>

>

> | Thanks, although I did forget Embedded, Auto, and XP K.  :)

> |

>

> :-)

>

> --

> Davehttp://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

> Multi-AV -http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

 

BTW, there is another issue I want to clarify, how about the OEM and

Retail version, what are the difference? Which is better?

Guest Ken Blake, MVP

Guest Ken Blake, MVP

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Re: Different Flavors of WinXP

 

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:55:04 -0700 (PDT), Roy <roybasan@gmail.com>

wrote:

> BTW, there is another issue I want to clarify, how about the OEM and

> Retail version, what are the difference? Which is better?

 

 

The retail version is *much* better. Although if you get a complete

generic OEM version, it contains the same software, it has the

following disadvantages as compared with the retail version:

 

1. Its license ties it permanently to the first computer it's

installed on. It can never legally be moved to another computer, sold,

or given away.

 

2. It can only do a clean installation, not an upgrade.

 

3. Microsoft provides no support for OEM versions. You can't call them

with a problem, but instead have to get any needed support from your

OEM; that support may range anywhere between good and non-existent. Or

you can get support elsewhere, such as in these newsgroups.

 

It's the first point above that's the deal-breaker, as far as I'm

concerned. Instead I recommend a Retail Upgrade copy, which in most

cases can be bought for very close to the same price. And contrary to

what many people think ,an Upgrade copy *can* be used to do a clean

installation, as long as you have a copy of a previous qualifying

version of Windows to insert as proof of ownership when prompted to do

so. Worst case, if you don't have such a CD, you can buy a used copy

of Windows 98 very cheaply someplace like eBay.

 

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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Guest Colin Barnhorst

Guest Colin Barnhorst

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Re: Different Flavors of WinXP

 

They install the same XP. The two important differences are:

 

1. An OEM license cannot be transferred to a second computer even if

uninstalled from the first.

 

2. An OEM cd cannot perform an upgrade. It can only do a clean

installation of Windows.

 

A branded OEM cd may contain additional modifications made by a computer

manufacturer to provide drivers and utilities for Windows for a specific

brand and model of computer. This may include software that has been

incorporated into Windows that makes that cd function only on the make and

model of one computer. Attempts to use the cd to install on any other

computer will fail.

 

System builder copies (the kind NewEgg sells) are generic MS OEM cd's.

 

"Roy" <roybasan@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:0201da3d-c255-425b-80ab-217cd7be5bd6@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

On Mar 10, 8:25 am, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>

wrote:

> From: "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnho...@comcast.net>

>

> | Thanks, although I did forget Embedded, Auto, and XP K. :)

> |

>

> :-)

>

> --

> Davehttp://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

> Multi-AV -http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

 

BTW, there is another issue I want to clarify, how about the OEM and

Retail version, what are the difference? Which is better?

Guest Roy

Guest Roy

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Re: Different Flavors of WinXP

 

On Mar 11, 2:32 am, "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnho...@comcast.net> wrote:

> They install the same XP.  The two important differences are:

>

> 1.  An OEM license cannot be transferred to a second computer even if

> uninstalled from the first.

>

> 2.  An OEM cd cannot perform an upgrade.  It can only do a clean

> installation of Windows.

>

> A branded OEM cd may contain additional modifications made by a computer

> manufacturer to provide drivers and utilities for Windows for a specific

> brand and model of computer.  This may include software that has been

> incorporated into Windows that makes that cd function only on the make and

> model of one computer.  Attempts to use the cd to install on any other

> computer will fail.

>

> System builder copies (the kind NewEgg sells) are generic MS OEM cd's.

>

> "Roy" <royba...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:0201da3d-c255-425b-80ab-217cd7be5bd6@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

> On Mar 10, 8:25 am, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>

> wrote:

>

> > From: "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnho...@comcast.net>

>

> > | Thanks, although I did forget Embedded, Auto, and XP K. :)

> > |

>

> > :-)

>

> > --

> > Davehttp://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

> > Multi-AV -http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

>

> BTW, there is another issue I want to clarify, how about the OEM  and

> Retail version, what are the difference? Which is better?

 

Thanks a lot guys for the succinct answers ! you made a lot of things

related to WinXP clear to me.

Guest Colin Barnhorst

Guest Colin Barnhorst

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Re: Different Flavors of WinXP

 

You're welcome.

 

"Roy" <roybasan@gmail.com> wrote in message

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On Mar 11, 2:32 am, "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnho...@comcast.net> wrote:

> They install the same XP. The two important differences are:

>

> 1. An OEM license cannot be transferred to a second computer even if

> uninstalled from the first.

>

> 2. An OEM cd cannot perform an upgrade. It can only do a clean

> installation of Windows.

>

> A branded OEM cd may contain additional modifications made by a computer

> manufacturer to provide drivers and utilities for Windows for a specific

> brand and model of computer. This may include software that has been

> incorporated into Windows that makes that cd function only on the make and

> model of one computer. Attempts to use the cd to install on any other

> computer will fail.

>

> System builder copies (the kind NewEgg sells) are generic MS OEM cd's.

>

> "Roy" <royba...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:0201da3d-c255-425b-80ab-217cd7be5bd6@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

> On Mar 10, 8:25 am, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>

> wrote:

>

> > From: "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnho...@comcast.net>

>

> > | Thanks, although I did forget Embedded, Auto, and XP K. :)

> > |

>

> > :-)

>

> > --

> > Davehttp://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

> > Multi-AV -http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

>

> BTW, there is another issue I want to clarify, how about the OEM and

> Retail version, what are the difference? Which is better?

 

Thanks a lot guys for the succinct answers ! you made a lot of things

related to WinXP clear to me.

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