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just wondering if i can use my windows 7 key with different computer?

breadbin · 2012-09-07 21:21:32

i got a toshiba laptop with windows7 home pre-installed. if i download the legal windows 7 iso from the like of digital river and install this copy of windows onto my desktop can i use the key from the laptop to activate it. for legalitys sake i can delete windows 7 from the laptop. but just wondered is the key specific to…

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07-09-2012 10:21pm

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breadbin

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i got a toshiba laptop with windows7 home pre-installed. if i download the legal windows 7 iso from the like of digital river and install this copy of windows onto my desktop can i use the key from the laptop to activate it.

for legalitys sake i can delete windows 7 from the laptop. but just wondered is the key specific to hardware or anything on the laptop

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#2 07-09-2012 10:49pm
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There are multiple versions of Windows 7. Since the laptop version was pre-installed, it's more than likely the OEM version, in which case it is licensed to be only used on your laptop and can't be transferred to the Desktop.

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