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Any way to install windows 8 on multiple machines?

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Oh boy...

 

Ok well, does anyone know if it is possible to install 1 windows license on multiple machines.

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Pretty sure this is against the CoC, might wanna delete your post ASAP

 

 

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There are no versions of windows 8 available at those types of places yet that will activate and stay that way, they are getting blacklisted veryquickly (the keys)

Also non of them are clean, they have added stuff that you won't exactly want.

But yeh...CoC...

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What is CoC?

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This is against CoC, now we must

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No it is not and if it was it would be illegal.

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Oh boy...

 

Ok well, does anyone know if it is possible to install 1 windows license on multiple machines.

One license should work for 3-computers

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Which one?

 

 

this one

 

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Which one?

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when i find it i'll show you :P i could have swore you were the person that posted it in another thread, my mistake 

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this one

 

 

One license should work for 3-computers

 

THIS ONE ! :D soo funny lol

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Oh boy...

 

Ok well, does anyone know if it is possible to install 1 windows license on multiple machines.

.... Yeah. You just type it in after a period of time. Not sure how long, but we do it all the time here at work.

Mind you, we have purchased enough licenses that they are covered. Essentially, Microsoft doesn't care how many license keys you use, as long as you have enough receipts to say "I've purchased as many licenses as I have installs."

Also, BIG NOTE: Licenses installed on a machine for development purposes are fine even if you didn't buy them. Meaning, if I install a copy of Windows 8 on a VM to play with to see if programs will work on them, and I don't use that for money making purposes, they don't care. 

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If you get Windows 8 Enterprise I believe it should work on more than one computer but I'm not entirely sure on that. I think you're thinking about the Office packages that allow you to install on multiple computers. I'm sure Microsoft has some multi computer license deals you could get especially if you're using this for business purposes.

 

 

One license should work for 3-computers

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Short answer: Kinda.

 

Long answer: With different keys for the same type of disk (like Windows 8 Pro X64 only) it will usually work.

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Well actually he can install it on N computers without violating any law/rules.

 

Just test out the OS for the 30 days Microsoft gives you. All's fine. Just re-install at the end of the 30 days and you have 30 more days, totally legal.

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