Visual Studio 2005 90-Day Trial disk

[Tedd]

Now that you mentioned it, I have a question about OEM.

Is it probable (not possible) that the vendor of a OEM CD (let's say Windows 2000, for example) can and will add and remove certain components from the CD? Is there a risk factor involved in buying OEM operating systems?

I have an oem version of windowsXP and it has a number of 'extra' folders with oem specific files/stuff. Largely it's just for customisation, logos, etc. I had some problems with the first cd (it was damaged), so I had to request a new one, and there was this whole rigmourole before they could (would!) order one to be sent. Apparently they only have a limited supply as they're specially pressed for each oem.
Anyway, I'm assuming your question is whether not you could buy an oem version and then install it on another machine (from a different vendor)? Officially, the answer is supposed to be no. (Though with a little persuasion, I think you could get it to work anyhow :wink)