sgopus wrote:
You seem to have a good understanding, pretty much the same, except for the OEM version is locked to that one computer, you stand a chance if the hd crashes of having to get an entire new copy of XP.if you replace the mother board be expecting to get another copy of XP.
If the hard drive dies replace it and reinstall. A new copy of XP OEM is not needed to replace a hard drive.
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