Number of installs win 7 retail version


  1. Posts : 7
    win 7
       #1

    Number of installs win 7 retail version


    How many installs on different PC's am I allowed using the retail version? Thanks.
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  2. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
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    With a retail version it may only be activated on one machine at a time...
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  3. Posts : 7
    win 7
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    Tews said:
    With a retail version it may only be activated on one machine at a time...
    So I'd have to uninstall from 1 pc before installing on another?
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    win7 ultimate / virtual box
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    yes or at least before activation
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  5. Posts : 9,582
    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
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    You will probably need to Activate Windows 7 by Phone on subsequent installs, particularly if they are on different systems. Be aware that only 1 system can be activated at any time with a single key, and that any previous systems with that key must have the OS removed from them. Should you omit to do this, and an occasion occurs where more than one system using the same key is online at the same time, you run the risk of having the key black-listed, in which case it will no longer work.
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