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I have an older laptop that came with Win 7 Pro 64bit. Is there a way to reuse that on my desktop PC ? and install something else on the Laptop.

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Probably. you can download an ISO and burn it to a disc and then use the product key on the bottom of the laptop to activate it. You may need to reactivate it over the phone for free.

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Probably. you can download an ISO and burn it to a disc and then use the product key on the bottom of the laptop to activate it. You may need to reactivate it over the phone for free.

No,unfortunately these laptops come with OEM copies of windows which cannot be reused on other machines.

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yes but you need to be able to connect the laptop/PC hdd to the same machine with sata


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Short answer: If it came with a OEM version of Windows (they usually say so, at least in Norway  :unsure: ) you can´t, but if it came with a a normal version you can :)

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Short answer: If it came with a OEM version of Windows (they usually say so, at least in Norway  :unsure: ) you can´t, but if it came with a a normal version you can :)

 

How do i know if it did ?

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How do i know if it did ?

 

In Norway it normally says so in the definition of the PC you buy, but I have no idea too check in other countries :(

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In Norway it normally says so in the definition of the PC you buy, but I have no idea too check in other countries :(

 

Its OEM i checked, and what if HDD fails or something else? i lose my windows license ?

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Its OEM i checked, and what if HDD fails or something else? i lose my windows license ?

 

Jupp :( It will probably be covered by the warranty though  :unsure:

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Its OEM i checked, and what if HDD fails or something else? i lose my windows license ?

 

License is tied to mobo, not hdd. You can change hdd and use same license on same mobo. Movinng to another mobo you have to use phone activation. On bad day even it might not work. You'll be better of buying Home Premium license unless there's some feature in Pro veersion you really need. Self bought OEMs are much more flexible than those which come with pcs.

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Theoretically and practically YES but legally NO!

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Yes you can. if you register through the phone, I got Dell OEM Ultimate on like 6 machines (pc's and laptop's)

 

And how did you manage to do that?

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I have moved my Windows around from machine to machine. (OEM edition). I have just reactivated it over the phone and everything is good. I get the concept of OEM and how it is illegal, but my thought is if Microsoft themselves allow this, then meh.

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Its OEM i checked, and what if HDD fails or something else? i lose my windows license ?

The license is not lost. You can re-use it but only on that laptop.

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