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Dell OEM Disc vs Microsoft Disc
Is there any real different between a Dell OEM or the Microsoft Disc of Windows? Such as Windows XP?
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Is there any real different between a Dell OEM or the Microsoft Disc of Windows? Such as Windows XP?
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March 11th, 2025 16:23
Content-wise, no but installation-wise, yes. The OEM Dell disc will auto-activate on a Dell system. An MS disc will require you to have a license key do to the install.
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March 11th, 2025 16:43
my Dell XP SP3 disc has SATA driver included
my other non Dell oem XP SP3 apparently does not have SATA so it would not detect sata hdd for install. go figure.