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Can I Install Windows 7 Upgrade after oem has been installed & removed
Have just bought a used Vista laptop on that auction site. It was sold along with a copy of Windows 7 for upgrading it from Vista. I asked the seller if it was a full version and was told no it was an oem version that had been used on the laptop to upgrade it, but in order to sell the laptop he had restored it to factory settings - hence it has Vista back on it.
I already have an upgrade copy of Windows 7 which I can use, so don't really need this oem copy, and also want to be on the safe side in case there is something that isn't genuine about the oem copy.
I don't quite understand how oem works. As I understand it the copy is 'tied' to the motherboard.
So my question is - if an oem windows 7 licence is tied to the computer, can I install my upgrade copy - or is that not possible if the oem licence key etc is in the 'system.
Sorry - bit garbled there. What I mean is - if I do a clean install of Windows 7 with my upgrade copy - is this possible - or will I only be able to use the oem version that was installed before to upgrade vista?