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The Retail vs. OEM sku's are different...they were released by MS on different days, hence the different date and timestamps. They utilize different PID numbers...
All should be version 2600.
OEM CDs cannot upgrade while Retail CDs can typically perform an upgrade or a full install.<hr></blockquote>
Still not a satisfactory explanation but it puts a little light on things.......
Good luck getting through to them on the phone. What a nightmare that will be.
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/features.asp" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/features.asp</a>
What a difference a day(s)make.Well for an OS that was initially supposed to be released next year,the difference in the releases dosen't surprise me.M$ really rushed to get it out by the release date.But the perplexing thing is,why make the burns different.Couldn't they have offered the later features on their update site.And in going with my other post,when the "next"latest and greatest OS comes out,and a lot of machines are getting sold or donated,is M$ going to be checking these boxes for that same thing, i.e. datestamp.