Hi, i've jsut found my windows disk for my tower computer. The tower says OEM INSTALLATION on it and I wondered if the disk would be the same, but it just looks like a bogstandard windows xp disk to me (pre SP1). Would this disk be an OEM? I wanna now cus i dont want to loose all my drivers and everything. Formatting and reinstalling is enuf of a pain already.

Thanks

has the disc got the PC makers name on it?

OEM is Original Equipment Manufacturer, it normally comes with the machine and may include all the drivers for that particular machine