Re: Academic Version differences

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The difference is in the licensing. The Academic license is only available to teachers/students/educational institutions. Additionally, the license grants no free support from Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/academic.mspx

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"wheat66" <wheat66@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:36774F02-201E-4ECE-8A04-F54CDA6D2C81@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Is there any difference between the "Academic" version of XP (specifically,
> Home Edition) and the regular edition?
>
> If there is, can you tell which version you have by looking at the upgrade
> or full install CD itself?
>
> thanks.
.



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