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Originally Posted by Zeeshan Quireshi

Mate you cannot buy OEM OS Discs , they come preloaded with ur hardware . You can only buy Retail Copies of Vista or for that matter any Microsoft product .

No you can buy an OEM OS from a computer manufacturer if you have a branded PC from that manufacturer. Its cheaper than normal retail ones but once its activated on the branded PC it cant be transfered to any other PC. Also the support will be provided by the PC manufacturer and not microsoft.
It has hologram on it which reads "For distribution with a new PC only. For product support, contact manufacturer of your PC." I have one! You can't tell me it doesnt exist!

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

One thing that people do not realize that due to these so called craplets, the cost of Conputers comes down. It isn't that hard to uninstall or remove anything u want in windows, but if u can get a laptop for 5k less with these craplets installed, I won't say it is a bad deal.

Do you know how to undo the damage done symantec internet security? I am talking about no trace of it ever existing. Completely clean like a REAL fresh install of the OS.

Also some of the bundled software are good like Roxio Creator Basic. Very good interface and non-geek friendly. But I hate all those bloatware video players included.