Want to load WindowXP on Mac. Need clarification between OEM & full version

First I am totally new and green. Have had MacBook for 6 mos.- Have learned a lot but can't figure this one. I want to load Windows XP. I have installed Leopard, had the drive partitioned but now need to know which XP I need. I have already purchased an OEM version and was told it would not work. I returned to seller. Now I am not sure of the difference between 1) licensed copy, 2)full version 3)OEM version. What do I need to buy??
Carolyn525

Most any OEM XP SP2 should work unless it is 'vendor specific' to a particular machine (Dell, etc). The seller should know, most buy from places like Newegg, Amazon etc.
I use Vista System Builder, which is basically your OEM, you don't get Microsoft support and have to provide your own if you run into trouble and have questions is all.
If new to Windows, you may want to need to know to configure, choose which security software you want to use, etc. I settled on Kaspersky Internet Suite after trying a couple others (AVG, Norton 2007/2008).

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