Can i use my Laptop's OS disc, to upgrade computer?
Basically, i bought a new laptop (Dell inspiron 1545), which came with the new windows 7 home premium operating system disc. Can i use the disc to fresh install windows 7 to my desktop, which currently is currently running Windows XP, and if so, can i use the same product key?
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No the operating system and the key code is registered to your lap top. The disc are for doing a system repair or recovery install on your lap top and has all the utilities and drivers for your lap top on them.
a million. you are able to improve at a similar time as keeping your apps, archives, and so on. it may desire to take a at a similar time as longer nevertheless. 2. in case you improve, and not thoroughly reinstall, then MS place of work would be stored. 3. you should use the $29 disk.
NOPE, and even if you DO, later microsoft will say that THAT windows software will not be Genuine, such as you cannot update any new updates and microsoft thinks that you have the pirated version even if you bought it thought, and plus they may track you down, so DO NOT DO IT, thanks
Yes, you can do it, but it's illegal and you going to lose license if try to register with other computer that windows 7 was installed originally and registered
No.
The key they gave you is for one computer, and one computer only: the one it came installed on.
No.