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Solve : Installing Win 8 On 2nd Computer?

Answer» <html><body><p>I recently purchased an HP Laptop for my daughter. It came with Win 7 installed, and a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/second-238031" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SECOND">SECOND</a> disc for Win 8 updating.<br/><br/>My own desktop PC has Win 7 Pro presently installed. My daughter is happy with her Win 7. Would her Win 8 disc be <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/likely-537197" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LIKELY">LIKELY</a> to load into my desktop, or would it have been already restricted to use only in her laptop?No. This question has come up before <br/>- and the answer is NO.Quote from: schuarta on March 22, 2014, 09:13:04 AM</p><blockquote>Would her Win 8 disc be likely to load into my desktop, or would it have been already restricted to use only in her laptop?</blockquote><br/>No, it wouldn't install on another computer, and yes, it would be restricted to only update if it found an existing qualifying product, namely the existing Windows 7 installation on the HP laptop.<br/>I thought so.<br/><br/>Thanks.<br/><br/>Quote from: Salmon Trout on March 22, 2014, 09:37:25 AM<blockquote>No, it wouldn't install on another computer, and yes, it would be restricted to only update if it found an existing qualifying product, namely the existing Windows 7 installation on the HP laptop.<br/></blockquote>Your answer is based on an assumption that the Win 8 disc is an OEM edition, right? It's an Update DVD...it's stall on setup as soon as it doesn't see a qualifying OS installed...Quote from: patio on March 23, 2014, 11:30:39 AM<blockquote>It's an Update DVD...it's stall on setup as soon as it doesn't see a qualifying OS installed...<br/></blockquote>Agree. So then, it should work with either his daughter's laptop or his desktop system since they both have Win 7, right? Is the version of Win 7 the issue here? The OP said his computer has Win 7 Pro but he did not say exactly what version of Win 7 is on his daughter's laptop. So, where does this leave us?Last i knew the Win8 upgrade qualified with all <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/win7" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WIN7">WIN7</a> versions...so it should work.<br/><br/>Unless of course MS is insidious enuff to tie the upgrade DVD's to the hardware it was shipped with which i doubt because the costs of doing so wouldn't warrant it....I'll just save the Win 8 disc for my daughter's computer for when she wants to upgrade.<br/><br/>Thanks for your discussions.Quote from: patio on March 23, 2014, 01:54:12 PM<blockquote>...<br/>Unless of course MS is insidious enuff to tie the upgrade DVD's to the hardware it was shipped with which i doubt because the costs of doing so wouldn't warrant it....<br/></blockquote>What? Are your sure, Patio?<br/><em>Thee is no limit to how ridiculous MS can be if the want to.</em><br/>Source:<br/><br/><br/>Somewhere I read that there is no retail DVD of Windows 8 yet.<br/><em>But that is wrong. </em><br/>Search : Retail Windows 8<br/>brings up scores of stores.<br/><em>But it is not clear if thee is both a home and a pro version. </em><br/>I only see <strong>Pro </strong>and <strong>Upgrade.</strong><br/><br/><em>Questionable link removed...</em>Quote from: soybean on March 23, 2014, 12:17:24 PM<blockquote>So, where does this leave us?<br/></blockquote><br/>Daughter has an OEM upgrade <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/license-1073040" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LICENSE">LICENSE</a>, so she will be able to install the upgrade in accordance with the terms of that. OEM licenses are <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/tied-3217826" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TIED">TIED</a> to hardware. An OEM install can only be activated if the hardware matches.<br/><br/></body></html>


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