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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] licensing annoyances with installing windows in a VM?

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] licensing annoyances with installing windows in a VM?
  • From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:37:53 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 17 Apr 2012, Stephen Gregory wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca> wrote:
>
>
>        it's not a problem to purchase windows 7 home or pro or whatever
>       variant i choose from something like staples, but if i do that, i get
>       one shot at installation, at which point i'm stuck with that install.
>
>
> I am not sure where you got this idea, but it is not the case.
> Microsoft does allow you to re install on different hardware. Also
> you have 60 days IIRC to activate the install. Until you click on
> "activate" MS doesn't know that you even opened the package. Even if
> you do need to activate the install on different hardware I think
> you 5 or 10 before you need to call the support and have them reset
> the activation count.

  i'm just reporting what the service person at staples told me this
morning.  i don't think i'd need to install on *different* H/W, i
might just want to toss the current install and try again, that's all.
ok, i'm feeling more optimistic now.  thanks.

rday

p.s.  my deep-seated feelings towards windows can be summed up pretty
much this way.

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