Microsoft Windows XP 2002 Pro OEM

The Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system is the best choice for businesses of all sizes. Windows XP Professional integrates the strengths of Windows 2000 Professional¹standards-based security, manageability, and reliability¹with the best business features of Windows 98 and Windows Me¹Plug and Play, simplified user interface, and innovative support services¹to create the best desktop operating system for business. Whether your business deploys Windows XP Professional on a single computer or throughout a worldwide network, this new operating system increases your computing power while lowering the total cost of ownership for desktop computers.

*Please note!
1) The full version of Windows XP is designed to be installed on a clean hard drive, completely free of data.
2) After receiving your copy of Windows XP be careful not to throw away the "product key," which is printed on a sticker affixed to the outside of the software's cellophane wrapper. You will need the product key in order to activate the software.

Differences between the OEM and retail version of Windows XP are the following:
Retail version comes in a fancy box. OEM does not.
Retail version contains a printed manual. OEM comes with an instruction booklet.
Customers who purchase the retail version are eligible for tech support from Microsoft.
Retail version offers the option to do a "Quick Install" or a "Clean Install." OEM version offers the "Clean Install" option only. However, performing a "Clean Install" is HIGHLY recommended.
The OEM version costs approximately $100-$150 less than the retail version.

MPN#: E85-03013