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Nothing. OEM and Retail are exactly the same. The OEM version is really intended for original equipment manufacturers who would purchase a licence and a disc containing the operating system. They would then supply their own disc containing a copy of the operating system along with their own customisations (banners and support tools) as well as 3rd party software bundles to keep the cost down. Most OEMs don't even supply a disc, they simply supply the OEM licence and place a copy of the disc on a hidden partition of the hard-drive from which the end-user can create a recovery disc after the initial installation is complete.

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