WinXP vol, VLK, FPP, RTM meaning
Seeing that someone often finds Chinese, English is free to activate XP, find a lot of version and I don't know that good, here to release the true meaning of these horror numbers, and finally give the download address, please laugh, help float!
1, Retail [Full Packaged Product (FPP)]: Retail Edition
That is to see the kind of beautiful packaging in major software stores. You can upgrade installation or new installation. But it is necessary to activate, the machine configuration is replaced, and Microsoft is to be notified, it is more painful.
2, OEM (ORIGINAL Equipment Manufacture): Random Edition
Can only ship with the machine, can not retail, so it is called a random version. Can only be installed newly installed, and cannot be upgraded from the old operating system. If you buy a notebook or a brand computer, there will be random software. Packaging is unlike a retail version, usually only one CD and instructions (authorization). This system usually drivers, and the current OEM version is rarely installed in the CD, or the restoring disk, or the hard disk image.
3, UPGRADE: Upgrade
Not well said, the earth people know. The same is true, but the price is much cheap. You can only upgrade the installation. If you want to install it, the installer checks the old operating system CD and you can have it. Everyone is estimated that this version will not be needed.
4, Beta: beta version
This phase of this phase will have been adding new features.
5, RC (Release.candidate): Issue a candidate version
The biggest difference between the beta version is that the Beta phase will have been joining new features, but to the RC version, it will not join the new feature, but it is highlighted! RC1 represents the first edition of the editor. Really 253 Microsoft, what RC thinks, is actually the latest updated Beta.
6, RTM (release.to.manufacturing)
Before the retail store is on the shelf, it takes a period of time to press, packaging, distribution, so the program code must be completed for a period of official release, this completed program code called final.code, this time Windows.xp development is completed Foreign media named Windows Xp.goes.gold. After the program code is developed, you should send the mother to the factory under the factory. This version is called RTM version. Therefore, the RTM version of the program code must be the same as the official version. However, there is also a different place in the official version: For example, the official version cannot be upgraded. If the upgrade version is new to install, you will check the old operating system CD, these are RTM and official version, but their main program code all the same. Strictly said that this version is still a FPP retail version, which needs to be activated.
7. Finally, our protagonist Vol appease.
(Volume Licensing for Organization): Group Batch License (a large number of procurement license contracts). Maybe someone will think this is not a VLO? In fact, Vol is the first 3 letters of Volume, not the alphabetic abbreviation of 3 words. For example, the VOL version of English WXP Pro is wxpvol_en, where WX is Windows XP, P is Professional (no HOME version), and Vol indicates that the group batch license version, EN is an English. The access route is mainly the group purchase, and some MSDN users can also get. This version is divided into the following 5 versions of the "Open License", "Select License", "Enterprise Agreement", "Academic Education License" according to the number of purchases, etc.
Open license
SELECT LICENSEENTERPRISE AGREEMENT
Enterprise Subion Agreement
Academic Volume Licensing
About VLK:
Volume Licensing (Product) Keys, ie VLK, it is just a key (key), just a key to proof product legalization, and Key used, because the VOL product does not need to be activated of! Or, VLK does not refer to a version, but refers to the key required for this version in the deployment (deploy), and the version of the key that needs VLK should be called Vol! Just in practice, there is no need to emphasize this called method, styled accuracy, plus a lot of people's VOL version CD is the reason why the company's selection license, corporate agreement, etc., there will be a lot People call him "Select Edition" and so on.
The official website has a form, there is a sentence: "Different Products Require Different Volume Licensing Keys (VLKS). Refer to the Table Below to make your microsoft product.", I think this is fine. Note that the VLK refers to KEY instead of the product.
Obviously, FPP needs to be activated, and Vol does not need to be activated. Everyone will use Vol!
Finally, tell the difference between WinXP common Professional and HOME.
WinXP has 3 series, Professional, HOME Edition, 64-bit Edition. The last type is not generally microcomputer, it is not mentioned for workstation.
The most basic concept is that Professional's functionality is better than HOME EDITION!
Home Edition can neither be returned to the domain, and there is no functionality to connect the NetWare server, and cannot use the remote desktop and file encryption. Professional can support dual CPUs and up to 9 displays, while HOME Edition can only support single CPU and single display, all features in Home Edition are available in Professional, and Professional is in group policies, security management, multi-language support, Network management and configuration is more excellent. In addition, the upgrade installation of Home Edition can only be done on Windows 98 / 98SE / ME, and cannot be done in Windows 95 / NT4 / 2000; and Professional does not have this limit.
