fastdude Active Member Dec 4, 2010 #1 If I purchased Win7 OEM, and upgraded my PC, would that count as having a "new PC" and therefore having to purchase another license key? Or could I just do a conventional re-install whereby I just re-entered the product key?
If I purchased Win7 OEM, and upgraded my PC, would that count as having a "new PC" and therefore having to purchase another license key? Or could I just do a conventional re-install whereby I just re-entered the product key?
ScOuT VIP Member Dec 4, 2010 #2 You can just re-install the product with the OEM product key. I've done it several times with OEM Windows on the several computers we have. Every time a friend or somebody I know buys a new computer I always do a fresh install of windows to scrap the bloat-ware for them.
You can just re-install the product with the OEM product key. I've done it several times with OEM Windows on the several computers we have. Every time a friend or somebody I know buys a new computer I always do a fresh install of windows to scrap the bloat-ware for them.
fastdude Active Member Dec 4, 2010 #3 ScOuT said: You can just re-install the product with the OEM product key. I've done it several times with OEM Windows on the several computers we have. Every time a friend or somebody I know buys a new computer I always do a fresh install of windows to scrap the bloat-ware for them. Click to expand... OK, thanks.:good: I've just heard that the retail version is better for upgraders, for some reason
ScOuT said: You can just re-install the product with the OEM product key. I've done it several times with OEM Windows on the several computers we have. Every time a friend or somebody I know buys a new computer I always do a fresh install of windows to scrap the bloat-ware for them. Click to expand... OK, thanks.:good: I've just heard that the retail version is better for upgraders, for some reason
