Just out of idle curiousity.....


  1. xxmakroxx
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit OEM
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    Just out of idle curiousity.....


    With an OEM copy of windows 7 can you install it to 2 drives in the same computer?
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  3. theog
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    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
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    Have a read:

    A "Must Read" for OEM license users
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  4. Tews
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    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
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    Bottom line is yes, if it is on the same machine... I used to do this with xp so I had a backup if something happened to one install, I had another one I could use to fix it...
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  6. xxmakroxx
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit OEM
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    Well thank you so much for that.......that means that building my own computer I should be within the legal rights of OEM licensing, not that it matters to much of the population anyway.
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