Microsoft Windows XP End of Sales

Microsoft announced that it would stop supplying Windows XP to its OEM distributors on 31 January 2009. In practice, WIndows XP continued to be available through most of 2009. However, Windows XP has now been removed from the general system builder channel and is only available for installation on "Embedded Systems" with an appropriate hardware validation process.

Find out more about your options in our special Windows XP End of Sales page.

Microsoft Windows Vista

Microsoft have published a Vista website specifically for System Builders/Resellers:
www.microsoft.com.au/vistafacts...

The site is built on the Microsoft Silverlight™... rich media web platform.

Microsoft Windows Vista Business

Should small business customers choose Vista Business or XP Professional?
Our Windows Vista Business page has some answers from Microsoft.

OEM versions of the 2007 Microsoft Office system are distributed without traditional disk media. A 60-day trial of Office Professional is available free with a new PC; one of 3 business versions of Office may then be purchased some time after the original PC sale and still take advantage of OEM pricing.

<< Download a 1 page summary for Compucon Resellers (50k PDF)...

>> Download an 8 page brochure directed at resellers (3.5MB PDF)...

OEM Sales Information

Resellers can sell Office 2007 bundled with new PCs ("OEM Channel"). This is typically the cheapest way for end users to obtain the software.

Download a 2 page sales brochure for resellers (462k PDF)...

OEM vs. Full Packaged Product vs. Volume Licensing, etc.

Not all versions of the 2007 Microsoft Office system are available as OEM licences.

System Builder Licence Agreement ("OEM" Software)

Microsoft software available from Compucon is typically defined as "OEM" and must therefore be bought and sold within the terms of the relevant Microsoft OEM Software Licence Agreement.

OEM software may be purchased preinstalled on a new Compucon PC. Alternatively, you may purchase a sealed OEM software pack from Compucon. If you open the pack, you must preinstall the enclosed software onto a fully assembled computer system. OEM software may never be sold to end users (unless they are assembling a new PC themselves).