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Originally Posted by Zero82z  Technically an OEM installation is tied to the PC (not motherboard, the entire PC) that it is purchased with and installed on. However, in practice Microsoft does not enforce that restriction. |
bingo.
Now that we have the licensing differences between OEM and RETAIL lets look at the differences in technical support between the two:
Retail: call Microsoft Directly for Windows tech support
OEM: call the "PC BUILDER" for windows tech support (or where you purchased your OEM copy)