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  1. HASARINDA MANJULA
    Hasarinda Manjula Win User

    What is the different windows OEM retail and volume key?


    What is the different windows OEM retail and volume key?

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    Hasarinda Manjula, May 5, 2023
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  2. SHARIEF K
    Sharief K Win User

    OEM key vs Retail key??

    Hi,

    I suggest you to refer to the link for information about OEM keys and retail keys.

    Archived MSDN and TechNet Blogs

    Hope it helps. If you need further help, please do get back to us. We will be glad to assist you.
     
    Sharief K, May 5, 2023
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  3. STATIC~CHARGE
    Static~Charge Win User
    Question On OEM Windows clean install......

    "Flavors" of Windows licenses

    Windows can be a little "odd" about license keys. There are at least 4 categories:
    • Retail
    • OEM
    • Volume (electronic download)
    • Corporate (no key needed)
    For guaranteed success, the license key and media should be in the same category. If you have retail media, you may not be able to install it using an OEM or Volume license key, even though the key is valid for that version of Windows. *Wtf :wtf: Apparently, this is part of Microsoft's anti-piracy scheme (i.e., all customers are guilty until proven innocent).
     
    Static~Charge, May 5, 2023
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  4. SASQUI
    Sasqui Win User

    What is the different windows OEM retail and volume key?

    Question On OEM Windows clean install......

    Yea, I got that part, was just wondering if the OEM disk/key part was broken down into further catergories, like vendor specific - DELL, HP, etc. ?

    What about service packs? I have a retail XP SP1 disk. I recall seeing a way to make a new disk with all the latest SP's. Sorry, rambling off topic here...
     
    Sasqui, May 5, 2023
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