Juggling licences!!

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'Nel'

My main PC Originally had XP installed. I bought a full retail copy of
Windows 7 Premium on it's first release and did a clean install on there.

I now have an Upgrade version of WIndows 7 Proffesional 64bit and want to
put that onto the PC, and transfer the 7 Premium licence to my laptop which
currently has Vista OEM installed.

If I install the Windows 7 Proffesional version onto my main PC as it is,
will that then make the Premium version (currently installed) defunct,
therefore not allowing me to transfer it to the laptop? Will I have to
re-install XP and upgrade from there??

On a side note, if I install the full retail copy of 7 over the OEM Vista on
the laptop - and later decide to move that copy of 7 elsewhere - can I then
re-install the OEM back onto the laptop?

TIA

P.S. All copies are legitimate - The Windows 7 Proffesional is a student
discount version on behalf of my son who wants it on the main PC.

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A

Agent_C

My main PC Originally had XP installed. I bought a full retail copy of
Windows 7 Premium on it's first release and did a clean install on there.

I now have an Upgrade version of WIndows 7 Proffesional 64bit and want to
put that onto the PC, and transfer the 7 Premium licence to my laptop which
currently has Vista OEM installed.

If I install the Windows 7 Proffesional version onto my main PC as it is,
will that then make the Premium version (currently installed) defunct,
therefore not allowing me to transfer it to the laptop? Will I have to
re-install XP and upgrade from there??

On a side note, if I install the full retail copy of 7 over the OEM Vista on
the laptop - and later decide to move that copy of 7 elsewhere - can I then
re-install the OEM back onto the laptop?

TIA

P.S. All copies are legitimate - The Windows 7 Proffesional is a student
discount version on behalf of my son who wants it on the main PC.
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I did something similar and it worked. I installed a full retail
version where an upgrade version would have been sufficient.

The key is to make sure you change the activation key under My
Computer / Properties to the new key. Then the old key may
successfully be used on another machine. Be prepared however, for a
very tedious validation session with Microsoft.

A_C
 
R

ray

I did something similar and it worked. I installed a full retail version
where an upgrade version would have been sufficient.

The key is to make sure you change the activation key under My Computer
/ Properties to the new key. Then the old key may successfully be used
on another machine. Be prepared however, for a very tedious validation
session with Microsoft.

A_C
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Life is so much easier with Linux!
 
R

ray

Life is so lonely with linsux. Your retarded friends won't exit their
mother's basement.
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Not familiar with 'linsux' - perhaps you could give me a link? OTOH,
Linux is rather boring to run - since there are so few problems, and
little to no time required for system maintenance.
 
B

Boscoe

Not familiar with 'linsux' - perhaps you could give me a link? OTOH,
Linux is rather boring to run - since there are so few problems, and
little to no time required for system maintenance.
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And it's free... and everyone's using it, right? I mean you don't have
to learn 120+ Dos-type commands any more, do you?
 
B

Boscoe

Nope, most sheeple like you use Windows because they're too uninformed
to use Linux and swallow the FUD hook, line and sinker.
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Well, contrary to your misapprehensions - and given that you are a
numbskull and god knows why anyone would take any advice from a loser
lie you - the only FUD coming my way is from a Linux troll, eager to
enhance his sad and useless existence, living the lie, so to speak.

Not necessary anymore. I haven't had to use the terminal in *years*.
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Well, I know this... it was rhetorical. Linux geeks wouldn't use
anything else but a command prompt and not something like a child's toy
that everyone can use, just like you. That's your level. You're not a
Linux geek, you're a Linux troll!!
 
P

Peter Foldes

Boscoe

Don't feed the Troll especially this one. Occasionally he does not Troll but like in
this thread he is on full throttle

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