Re: SP1 etc and OEM Question

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From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 07/14/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 14:25:05 -0600

The installed updates are not in a reusable form.
See #1 on this link for a few options:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/wufix.htm

As for support...you get what you pay for.
You chose to save money and buy the less expensive OEM.
No support is one of the many reasons you paid less for the OEM.
All support, if any, comes from the seller based on the agreement you
have with the seller, usually no support. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
<simonmarsden@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:37a301c469cf$1c4f43c0$3a01280a@phx.gbl...
> I bought XP Home edition a couple of years ago as OEM
> with hardware. I can't remember where I bought it and
> when I went onto the microsoft site to ask a question it
> wouldn't let me saying I needed to contact the OEM
> supplier. Thats a little unfair as I bought the software,
> it would be nice to get some support of the multi billion
> pound company.
> My question to them was to be, I am about to do a format
> and clean install, is there anyway before I do so that I
> can save all the Updates and service packs etc as to save
> me hours on end of downloading time.
>
> Thanks Simon

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