License question: My question is, if I upgrade the new computer to Windows 7, can I then renew the registration of Vista on the old computer so I can sell the old one with an OS installed?
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from my understanding of the numbering process, in one word, the answer is NO..........if you upgraded your Vista to Windows 7, then the number attached to Vista is now invalid and can not be made valid again
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The most important thing to know is that with an OEM version your user license will not transfer to a new PC and if you upgrade too many of the components the OS will consider that a different PC. If you ever plan on upgrading your hardware, buy the retail version.
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Yes, you can still use the same license. It's encrypted in your BIOS and the change of the storage does not affect that. When you will be installing Windows 8 from the recovery disks that came with the computer, it will pull the product key from the BIOS automatically. It won't even ask you to enter it (you don't know what it is anyway).
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OEM versions of Windows 7 are identical to Retail versions except for the following, and very important information. 1- OEM versions do not offer any free Microsoft direct support from Microsoft support personnel 2- OEM licenses are tied to the very first computer you install and activate it on. You cannot reuse your license code to reinstall on a new machine, and since you don't get free support, to attepmt to get Microsoft to release your license will cost you a support fee. 3- OEM versions will not allow you upgrade your motherboard, which could be a draw back. 4- OEM versions cannot be used to upgrade from an older version on Windows. Basically, the retail version will give you the ability to continue using the OS and license when you upgrade to a new machine, or hardware.
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Your license would cover any number users on one computer. You can also install it on a second computer, provided it is for one of the original users and isn't used at the same time as the original installation.
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Hi There,From what I understand about this version of Windows 7, is that once you have registered windows 7 with Microsoft, it will be tied to this computer, in other wordsyou could install windows 7 on a different hard drive as long as it is used in the same computer you registered the first windows 7 on.I don't know this as fact, for I have not tried it myself, but this is what I read from others who have installed it. I hope this has helped some. Good Luck.Steve
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They do try to help you if you contact them, as well send you a new unit if they feel there is a physical problem with the unit. However, I was never able to get my latest version to work and just took the loss. With that said, the unit I had previously used on an older computer with windows vista worked fine.
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A month trial edition.Microsoft wants you to buy Windows 365, which means you have to buy a new license EVERY YEAR!!!
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Hi! I hope so because the computer I have now let me down and I will need it for the new one... But I am sure you can, if not, you could make a copy from your computer to "download" it to your new one. I do not know how but I know you can do it.
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Yes. I bought 3 licenses version and I'm currently using on windows 7 and windows xp. It is working perfectly.
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".......with Windows 8.1?"&gt;&gt;Don't see any reason why not. It's an electro-mechanical switch. It doesn't know what your running nor does it care. "Can same copy of Windows be loaded on each drive?"&gt;&gt;Anytime you install a Windows OS from a disk to a drive as a new install you are risking key number and activation issues. It reads the HDD serial number and MB type etc and thinks it's a new machine. Clone your existing HDD's. You shouldn't have any issues. I cloned my primary HDD to another HDD of the same brand and specs (bought them both at the same time) and I have had zero issues with activation etc when I boot to the clone. I don't like "back-ups". I do a full blown clone at least once a month or even less. So far, so good. The other 4 channels on the Orico are devoted to Linux OS's. Hope this helps.
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Interesting scenario. Have you contacted Lenovo to see if they can send you 32 bit disks? Licensing forbids multiple installations from one license. Some of the Windows 7 came with virtual XP (32bit), could you app run on that?
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What happens if I buy and install this, but later I upgrade my PC? Will it not let me install it again because it thinks it's a different computer?
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Ask HP if they'd give you a Windows XP recovery CD. You know... you could probably find an XP torrent if you can't get the disk from HP. You're entitled I think, since you have a license for Vista already. Or... you can get a Mac which has an OS better than XP (and can install XP as well). Check it out. I think ChangeWave reported that 20% of people really liked Vista while 50% really liked XP. That's good reason to "downgrade" to XP, right? If you'd agree, realize that the same study showed that 80% of people really liked Mac OS X Leopard.
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Microsoft did things different OEM-wise with the product SKUs for 8 and 8.1. The difference is pretty much in the legalese. I'll excerpt from this write-up here: http://www.infoworld.com/article/2612160/microsoft-windows/microsoft-kills-oem-system-builder-and-upgrade-editions-of-windows.html The author (Woody Leonhard, of Windows Secrets) will tell you a lot, but the bit that he pulled from Newegg is probably the detail you're looking for: "The OEM license allows the OEM to resell the PC. The Personal Use license is for individuals who are building (and supporting) their own PCs. Neither are transferable once on the PC, but the OEM license allows for transferring the entire PC to different users." Hope that helps!
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Thank you for the info. Sounds like though you cannot share a license between comptuers. In the past when I've gotten an ISO copy through school enrollment or employment I've been able to share it among my home comptuers (I believe the limit was 3, but I was really only using it for 2). Also those copies always had an option to do a "custom install" (reformatting the hard drive and starting from scratch) or an upgrade install (keeping files and settings except when going from XP to 7). Seems like the upgrade copy would still be able to do this, but so too woudln't the system builder copy? Or did I miss that in the article. Thank you again. Thank you for the info. Sounds like though you cannot share a license between comptuers. In the past when I've gotten an ISO copy through school enrollment or employment I've been able to share it among my home comptuers (I believe the limit was 3, but I was really only using it for 2). Also those copies always had an option to do a "custom install" (reformatting the hard drive and starting from scratch) or an upgrade install (keeping files and settings except when going from XP to 7). Seems like the upgrade copy would still be able to do this, but so too woudln't the system... » Read More Thank you for the info. Sounds like though you cannot share a license between comptuers. In the past when I've gotten an ISO copy through school enrollment or employment I've been able to share it among my home comptuers (I believe the limit was 3, but I was really only using it for 2). Also those copies always had an option to do a "custom install" (reformatting the hard drive and starting from scratch) or an upgrade install (keeping files and settings except when going from XP to 7). Seems like the upgrade copy would still be able to do this, but so too woudln't the system builder copy? Or did I miss that in the article. Thank you again. « Show Less
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Hello Richard. It will clone the entire HDD so you dont have to purchase another license for windows. Microsoft activation server auto detects the details and if it prompts for you to enter the key once again (i hope you have the backup of windows license key), just do it. There will not be any problem.Robin.