What is OEM Software?
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer, meaning that the original software are come with the new set of machine.
What different between OEM or not OEM?
OEM license are not transferable to other machine, only the particular machine are allow to use it. For non OEM software, license are allow to transfer.
Pricing ($$$) will be different too, if your machine did not come with OEM software, you need to puchase extra license, the cost will be higher.
Example a set of PC cost $2000, too add on OEM operating system (OS), cost you additional $300, If you buy separately, the OS will cost you around $500.
New OEM Vista, make PC slow
Now a days, if you buy a branded PC or laptop, such as Compaq, Dell, HP… The machine will come with original OS, which is OEM version.
For windows Vista, mosly it will be slow, the reason is the PC has been preinstall a lot of unnessery software. To speed up your Vista, once of the tips is to re-format it manually without using the recovery disk.
You need a pcs of Windows Vista CD, manually download the driver from website too. My company recently bought a laptop for me, is original OEM windows vista. I personally feel that it was slow, and I try to re-format it.
With using the Vista CD that I obtain from Microsoft Training previously, I manage to format it. This is the 1st time I installing Windows Vista. I also using Format Your PC Less then 10 Minute to clone my whole Windows Vista
wonderful tips, I need to try out my laptop too, since the current vista are very slow. How much your RAM?
I just bought Laptop (ACER) in last December. When I first time see it was extremely slow. Original memory is only 1GB (512×2) and I told the technician to change to 2GB. When I get back home I reformat Vista and install it again. Now everything seems Okie.
Good Tips
Thanks for tips. It is just kind of lazy to re-install the Vista and reconfigure the whole system again. 🙂
Seems like Vista is only best to be use with 2GB or above, I have 2 pcs with Vista installed, the one with 1GB can be consider as half handicap already…
Good good, but before formating need to make sure you have all the drivers/or you can download them from some websites.
I had my Dell XPS re-formatted on the next day I bought it. I have to wait for more than 3mins to completely load up the windows before format. And I need only 1min after format.
It is wise for you to do that but remember to download again their drivers from your pc provider company website and install them so that everything run fine in your pc.
It would be better to use Windows XP, until Windows 7 comes out. Windows XP is still good for another 5 years or so…
cincen >
I am using 1G ram at the moment, planning to add some, have to request from my boss 🙂
ChampDog >
you can use my tips at Format Computer less then 10 minute, so next time you only use 10 minute to make it 😀
kljs >
I wish to use XP, but as IT Engineer, i need to make my self confortable with vista, cos some time my client PC are vista, need to know how to trouble shoot 🙁
Ya, but I still need to create the image first right. Unless I get my laptop the first day, I don’t mind reformat it. Now, with the application, drivers and other stuffs, it will really takes sometimes to reformat the whole thing and it must be done carefully too.
ChampDog >
after you install all the driver and application, then only make this image, once you reformat with my method, you will get back all the application and driver without doing it again
Very good information. However, upgrading windows means upgrading lot of other software which can get expensive real quick.