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I have activates windows 7 can someone else install it?

  • 26-09-2011 05:10PM
    #1
    Tombones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭


    I'm trying to get rid of my copy of windows 7 as it is very slow on my old ass computer. I have activated it. Can someone else install it on their pc?

    A bit of an edit there: I bought the copy of windows 7 seperately (cost me 120 quid) after i got a virus. I just wiped everything by installing windows 7. I'm looking to get a copy of xp from somewhere.

    P.s. what is an oem?


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  • #2
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Tombones wrote: »
    I'm trying to get rid of my copy of windows 7 as it is very slow on my old ass computer. I have activated it. Can someone else install it on their pc?

    OEM copy? No you can't, this is because once you activate OEM software it is tied to your computers motherboard. Retail or upgrade copies you can, the upgrade one may have other pre-requisites such as XP at minimum

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  • #3
    U_Fig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 893 ✭✭✭U_Fig


    Tombones wrote: »
    I'm trying to get rid of my copy of windows 7 as it is very slow on my old ass computer. I have activated it. Can someone else install it on their pc?

    I did this a while back you can inactivate it on one computer and reinstall and activate on another..


  • #4
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    U_Fig wrote: »
    I did this a while back you can inactivate it on one computer and reinstall and activate on another..

    You can't de-activate windows 7, while you may be able to activate a OEM copy on another machine, legally you cant...

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  • #5
    harney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭harney


    Is the copy of Windows 7 a retail version, or an OEM version? You should be able to re-activate the Win 7 on a new system although it may involve a call to Microsoft to reactivate it.

    As far as I am aware an OEM version is licensed to the hardware you bought it from and can not be transferred.


  • #6
    U_Fig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 893 ✭✭✭U_Fig


    yoyo wrote: »
    You can't de-activate windows 7, while you may be able to activate a OEM copy on another machine, legally you cant...

    Nick

    yes you can if it's retail and not OEM. i got myself a win 7 professional to install on my desktop.. installed it but it didn't run well so i uninstalled it and used the same disc and key to install it on my laptop.. it's worked fine for over 6 months with all updates and it said it's activated. i am also aware that some retail versions are multi user up to 3 users for one key but the one i had was a single user key..since then i've upgraded to enterprise that i got from work on a MAK but it does work


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  • #7
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    U_Fig wrote: »
    yes you can if it's retail and not OEM. i got myself a win 7 professional to install on my desktop.. installed it but it didn't run well so i uninstalled it and used the same disc and key to install it on my laptop.. it's working fine for over 6 months with all updates and it says activated

    You didn't de-activate the previous install, you are licensed to activate retail on another machine once the old one is removed, there is a difference, I'm fairly sure Microsoft don't offer deactivation for either their Office or Windows programs

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  • #8
    U_Fig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 893 ✭✭✭U_Fig


    yoyo wrote: »
    You didn't de-activate the previous install, you are licensed to activate retail on another machine once the old one is removed, there is a difference, I'm fairly sure Microsoft don't offer deactivation for either their Office or Windows programs

    Nick

    but in saying that by removing the OS you are de-activating the key as if it's a single user key it can't be activated on 2 different machines simultaneously.


  • #9
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    U_Fig wrote: »
    but in saying that by removing the OS you are de-activating the key as if it's a single user key it can't be activated on 2 different machines simultaneously.

    Some software companies like Adobe and games companies have a de-activation option, which restores your activation token from that machine, Microsoft don't know you de-activated the machine, I thought you meant Microsoft had an option like Adobe etc.

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  • #10
    practice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭practice


    There will be no problem de-activating it and putting it on another machine.
    It will involve a call to Microsoft, This from Microsoft site

    "All you need to do is 'remove' Windows 7 from the laptop. You can do this by performing a clean install of any other operating system onto the partition that current has Windows 7 or simply formatting the partition where Windows 7 is installed.

    When you install Windows 7 on the desktop, using the same product key, you will probably be required to use the telephone option to activate that install. "
    .


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