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| Author: | YourFather [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Question about installing another OS |
I just found out I could buy a copy of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate through my university for $10 so I got a copy of each. I'm going to put Professional on my new netbook and I was thinking about putting Ultimate on my desktop since I only have 7 Home on it. My question was if I can then install my copy of Home on another machine after installing over it with Ultimate. How easy is it, or is it a hassle? |
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| Author: | Xenethyl [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about installing another OS |
You're typically allotted three re-authorizations on a single key to cover things like hardware upgrades. This generally will allow you to use a key on a new machine (though if you use the same key on two machines simultaneously it will get blacklisted). If you have had to re-enter your key in the past for upgrades then you might have to call MS and explain that you are upgrading and will need additional activations. Do you have a specific need for Ultimate on your desktop? There really isn't that much of a difference between the different versions unless you're a corporation and need access to some of the more fancy tools in the higher packages (more language packs, encryption, VM, etc). |
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| Author: | YourFather [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about installing another OS |
No, I don't need it but I bought it to have anyway since it's only $10. I only entered the key once so I should be able to use it on another machine without any problems. Aren't there other multimedia and network options in Ultimate that Home doesn't have too? |
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| Author: | whizperz [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about installing another OS |
There are more networking options (not sure which version it is included with) but probably starting with Ultimate you can connect to a domain but I doubt you'll need that unless it is required to access the university network. |
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| Author: | Spankinstein [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about installing another OS |
$10 for Ultimate. Lucky college kids. |
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| Author: | Xenethyl [ Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about installing another OS |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions If there isn't anything unique in the Ultimate column that you'd actually use, I wouldn't bother with the hassle of formatting. |
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| Author: | YourFather [ Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about installing another OS |
I definitely won't reformat now, but I just used the Windows Anytime Upgrade feature on the netbook and that only took about 10 minutes and went real smooth, so I might try that. |
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| Author: | Xenethyl [ Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about installing another OS |
I'm pretty sure you can't re-use the base key if you upgrade. |
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