Solve : Windows 7 Product Key Issues?

1.	Solve : Windows 7 Product Key Issues?
Answer» Does Windows 7 ALSO have issues with the product key having to match the edition like it did in Windows XP? I see some advertised as working with both Retail and Upgrade, as well as both 32 bit and 64 bit. I also heard that you can install any version (Home - Pro - Ultimate... ) of Windows 7 from any DVD because all versions have the same data files and the version installed is only dependent on the type of product key you enter. Is this INFORMATION correct? Thanks.I can only speak for the 32/64bit scenario...1 product key works for both versions. In the retail ver. there is 1 DVD for each but only 1 key is needed... Quote from: jkolak on January 22, 2010, 01:51:16 PM I also heard that you can install any version (Home - Pro - Ultimate... ) of Windows 7 from any DVD because all versions have the same data files and the version installed is only dependent on the type of product key you enter. Is this information correct? Thanks. Don't want to step on Patio's toes but... The product is on the CD it's not every product on every CD and then unlock with a key... that WOULD be madness. You get one product per CD be it home, premium or business etc. There not all inclusive.I think you may have misunderstood Mulreay...i may not have been clear. If you purchase Win7 Home retail for example...there are 2 DVD's included...32bit and 64bit. The liscense works on either depending on what you install. You can't install both. Retail Win7 only contains 1 version per purchase.Quote from: patio on January 22, 2010, 05:34:09 PM I think you may have misunderstood Mulreay...i may not have been clear. No I read back my fault sorry..I was gun happy there. My bad Nnooo....my bad.....I insist ! So thne you can not install both 32bit and 64 bit, even if it is on the same machine?You can only have 1 install at a time...according to MS.Thanks for all the input guys. You might be interested in this article from Darek Mihocka's very interesting blog site: http://www.emulators.com/xp_to_win7.htm Darek is an old acquaintance of mine going back to the Atari days. He worked for Microsoft a long time and is now a CPU engineer at Intel.Great Link! Must Read!

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Does Windows 7 ALSO have issues with the product key having to match the edition like it did in Windows XP?

I see some advertised as working with both Retail and Upgrade, as well as both 32 bit and 64 bit.

I also heard that you can install any version (Home - Pro - Ultimate... ) of Windows 7 from any DVD because all versions have the same data files and the version installed is only dependent on the type of product key you enter.

Is this INFORMATION correct?

Thanks.I can only speak for the 32/64bit scenario...1 product key works for both versions.
In the retail ver. there is 1 DVD for each but only 1 key is needed...
Quote from: jkolak on January 22, 2010, 01:51:16 PM

I also heard that you can install any version (Home - Pro - Ultimate... ) of Windows 7 from any DVD because all versions have the same data files and the version installed is only dependent on the type of product key you enter.
Is this information correct?
Thanks.

Don't want to step on Patio's toes but... The product is on the CD it's not every product on every CD and then unlock with a key... that WOULD be madness.
You get one product per CD be it home, premium or business etc. There not all inclusive.I think you may have misunderstood Mulreay...i may not have been clear.

If you purchase Win7 Home retail for example...there are 2 DVD's included...32bit and 64bit. The liscense works on either depending on what you install.
You can't install both.

Retail Win7 only contains 1 version per purchase.Quote from: patio on January 22, 2010, 05:34:09 PM

I think you may have misunderstood Mulreay...i may not have been clear.

No I read back my fault sorry..I was gun happy there. My bad Nnooo....my bad.....I insist !

So thne you can not install both 32bit and 64 bit,
even if it is on the same machine?You can only have 1 install at a time...according to MS.Thanks for all the input guys.

You might be interested in this article from Darek Mihocka's very interesting blog site:

http://www.emulators.com/xp_to_win7.htm

Darek is an old acquaintance of mine going back to the Atari days. He worked for Microsoft a long time and is now a CPU engineer at Intel.Great Link! Must Read!

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