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To: wily who wrote (2200)	3/1/1999 6:13:00 AM
From: RJL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110642

Hi Wily, A couple of quick ones for you: Resellers who are Microsoft System Builders normally pick up OEM copies of OS's like NT/95/98 in bulk packs (3-5-10,etc.) As mentioned however, they can only be sold with new systems. Businesses can get into site license agreements with Microsoft, so they don't have to purchase copy after copy of NT (for example). would be cheaper in the long run. The majority of schools have these agreements. If the price is that low, for OEM software or packaged, don't be surprised if it is fake. I've have a fair bit of experience with that one. Either way, it's technically illegal for the seller, since they can't sell OEM software without a system. But hey, people on eBay do it all the time. :) On a bright note, I agree with you that SP4 can sometimes get the system screwy. SP3 is the most reliable Service Pack so far. The really knowledgeable people on the Dream Machine thread might know otherwise though. <g> Regards, Richard

To: wily who wrote (2200)	3/1/1999 10:00:00 AM
From: Gregg Sterner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110642

I've installed SP4 in over 250 PCs for my clients. It really improves the stability over SP3. A word of caution. Install SP3 first. Make the Emergency repair disk using the RDISK /s function from the DOS command line. SP4 restructures the security databases for user profiles over SP3. If you have to use the Repair function in Win NT it doesn't rebuild the user profile databases, therefore you will not be able to get back in your PC without a complete rebuild. You will need the ERD to allow the repair function to rebuild the user profile databases to SP3 version during the repair process. Then, reapply SP4 again. Cheers, Gregg