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  1. June 5th, 2007, 02:25 PM #1
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    Disk compare

    I obviously have to much time on my hands.

    Just compared these two disks:
    Vista Home Premium OEM
    Vista Home Premium Upgrade

    Can report that they are identical in every way, I know it's already been mentioned but I thought I'd check it.
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  2. June 5th, 2007, 02:29 PM #2
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    And it's always been that way.
    The difference is in the packaging.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve R Jones
    And it's always been that way.
    The difference is in the packaging.
    XP disks were not the same.
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    In what way?
    Was there some option in the retail version that wasn't in the OEM?
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    There was differences in some of the files on the disk, for instance you couldn't use an OEM disk with a retail key, or an upgrade key with a full disk.

    The two vista disks I compared even had the same label, it's only the key that changes it's version..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Philgo
    There was differences in some of the files on the disk, for instance you couldn't use an OEM disk with a retail key, or an upgrade key with a full disk.

    The two vista disks I compared even had the same label, it's only the key that changes it's version..
    Wonder how long we can keep this going...



    Quote Originally Posted by Steve R Jones
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    I don't understand
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    Me either.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve R Jones
    Me either.
    Well that makes three of us
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  12. June 6th, 2007, 01:24 AM #10
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    Well, I thought it was interesting that the OEM and retail disks are identical.
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  13. June 6th, 2007, 07:20 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Philgo
    Well, I thought it was interesting that the OEM and retail disks are identical.
    That duplication being theyre both over priced
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    Nothing new. I seem to remember that all the Microsoft's Windows for Workgroups 3.1 floppy disks looked identical.
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