Operating Systems

[aquafusion]

I have the following operating systems cd,s
I would like to know which is the best , so that i can install it.
Plz note i do not have a tv tuner card for media center.

the OS versions are as follows:
1)Professional versions
-xp, Pro retail
-xp,pro OEM
-xp, pro Corp
2)Home versions
-xp, home retail
-xp,home OEM
3)Media center edition 2005
Which should i choose
retail, OEM or Corp, and whats the difference.
My primary use is for college project works, games, movies, musics and softwares.
Thanks

[Choto Cheeta]

The are all same just licening terms are different !!!

Pro would be best of them all

do even know total price of the products u have with ur self ??

[Yamaraj]

@OP,

a. You're a pirate!
b. Version is not the same as edition.
c. Software is plural.

[praka123]

^yep.wanna say the same and let u know there are other operating systems too that may not cost u buying licenses.

[sai_cool]

"Yo Ho Ho and a Bunch of XP's!" - Get a licensed XP na, it costs just around 5k.

[anandk]

^ vista home premium (in pune) avlble for 5.5T legally, and ultimate 9.5.

[iMav]

thts it 9,500/- it was reatiling at croma for over 19k

[satyamy]

Well for your use
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
will suit you best

[aquafusion]

thnks guys, thanks 4 ur advice!

[anantkhaitan]

or get a GNU/Linux distro it cost you nothing

[kumarmohit]

XP home will be enough. But if you are using pirated ones, please move to Linux or buy windows.

[Quiz_Master]

Use fedora u pirate (j/k)

[The Unknown]

Use Linux for free! You pirate!

[ilugd]

LOL, the easiest way to identify the linux fans in the crowd. Admit that you are a pirate and watch their faces go black as they pull out their hammers.

[NucleusKore]

Well I am a linux fan (and Open SuSE user), AND a licensed Windows XP Home user.

[rocket357]

Originally Posted by The Unknown

Use Linux for free! You pirate!

I use Linux for free...and I use WinXP and Win2003 for free (no, not pirated!). Academic Alliance is something Microsoft is doing that I like quite a bit (oh, and I got SQL Server 2005 and VS 2005 for free, too...hahaha).

I would claim that I actually paid for at least one of the operating systems in my house, but my wife's copy of WinXP was given to her by a friend...so I guess we're cheap...hahaha.

[NucleusKore]

Originally Posted by rocket357

I use Linux for free...and I use WinXP and Win2003 for free (no, not pirated!). Academic Alliance is something Microsoft is doing that I like quite a bit (oh, and I got SQL Server 2005 and VS 2005 for free, too...hahaha).

I would claim that I actually paid for at least one of the operating systems in my house, but my wife's copy of WinXP was given to her by a friend...so I guess we're cheap...hahaha.

Well if your wife's copy was "given" to her by a friend then its pirated. The license is not transferrable

[abhi_10_20]

see mine....

i have an original XP media center OS....i still use Fedora most times.......

[rocket357]

Originally Posted by NucleusKore

Well if your wife's copy was "given" to her by a friend then its pirated. The license is not transferrable

Taken from the Windows XP Professional EULA available in pdf form from:

http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal...s/default.aspx

Originally Posted by EULA

Transfer to Third Party . The initial user of the Software may make a one-time permanent transfer of this EULA and Software to another end user, provided the initial user retains no copies of the Software. This transfer must include the Software and the Proof of License label. The transfer may not be an indirect transfer, such as a consignment. Prior to the transfer, the end user receiving the Software must agree to all the EULA terms.

It's my understanding that this is software he purchased and no longer possesses in any way, shape, or form, and since we have the original CD and proof of license, it's perfectly legal. =)

[ilugd]

Unless it is the OEM version, I think it is perfectly legal.

And by the way, Academic Alliance might not allow you to legally use the software in your home system now, does it?

[rocket357]

Originally Posted by ilugd

Unless it is the OEM version, I think it is perfectly legal.

And by the way, Academic Alliance might not allow you to legally use the software in your home system now, does it?

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/default.aspx :

MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDN AA) is designed to provide the easiest and most inexpensive way for universities to make the latest Microsoft software available in labs, classrooms, and on student PCs.

I graduate this winter, so after that I can't use my copy of Windows XP, SQL Server 2005, VS 2005, or Windows 2003 Server. At that point, though, I really won't have a need for them =)

[ilugd]

oh.. Thanks for the clarification.

[Sarvesh]

Use Legal version

[goobimama]

OS X. Just 4k. (Although you got to buy a whole lot of hardware to run that

[abhijangda]

pro retail will be best.