On 11/26/11 02:08 pm, Tony Estep wrote:
....the OEM license does not permit you to install it on a machine for
your own use....
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The local Micro Center store sells OEM Windows when you buy the parts to
make a machine. They are licensed Microsoft copies, completely legal. Micro
Center is the name that Fry's operates under here in the midwest. The guy I
bought my parts from tells me that they sell the makings for hundreds of
machines per week, most with OEM Windows.
As I wrote previously, I understand this has changed recently, and
perhaps Micro Center is not "up to speed."
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http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/licensing_for_hobbyists.aspx
"Licensing for Hobbyists
There is a growing market for "do-it-yourself" home PC hobbyists who
assemble PCs from components for their own use. Microsoft retail
software licenses are the appropriate licenses for the do-it-yourself
market. OEM System Builder software is not intended for this use, unless
the PC that is assembled is being resold to another party.
OEM System Builder License
Use of OEM System Builder software is subject to the terms of the
Microsoft OEM System Builder License:
The software is intended for preinstallation on a new personal
computer for resale.
The software requires the assembler to provide end-user support for
the Windows software, and cannot be transferred to another computer once
it is installed."
And then in the FAQ on that page:
"Q. I would like to build PCs for my company and use OEM System Builder
software for the operating system. Can I do this?
A. OEM System Builder software must be preinstalled and then resold to
another party. If you are using the PC within your organization, this
"resale" requirement will not be met. In addition, as a system builder
preinstalling OEM System Builder software onto new PCs, this requires
that you grant the end user license terms to the third party acquiring
the PCs from you. If you are distributing the PCs within your
organization, you can’t grant the end user license terms to yourself."
The "unrelated" provision is at:
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http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/whats-the-difference-between-windows-7-retail-and/4737adfe-8a76-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5?msgId=c7a94ab1-a076-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5
(The second answer down the page)
"License Comparison
OEM System Builder Software
Must be preinstalled on a PC and sold to another unrelated party. Is
intended to be re-sold separately from a PC for installation by the end
user."
(I understand that there is confusion about the OEM license terms and
has been for years. I heard the sales person in one store tell a
customer, "This is an OEM version, so we can sell it only with PC
hardware -- but a 25-cent pack of screws is 'PC hardware.'" Just weeks
later my local computer store told me, "We can sell an OEM version only
installed on a computer that we have assembled.")
73
Alan NV8A
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