Ubuntu to Windows 7 With The Old XP Licence Code


  1. saprolith
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    Ubuntu to Windows 7 With The Old XP Licence Code


    I've had a look at the forum and can't really find an answer to my query.

    About 4yrs ago I switched entirely to Linux due to the general instability and speed of my XP systems.

    I have one valid XP licence from a Dell laptop now running Ubuntu but daughter No1 has used Windows 7 elsewhere and now wants it on her own homebuilt desktop.

    Not being one for conflict I have agreed but here's my question.

    Can I use the licence from my Dell laptop with an upgrade edition of Windows 7 on a clean install on the homebuilt desktop which has never had any version of Windows on it.

    The Dell laptop runs Ubuntu and always will so I'm using a valid licence just on another machine, it seems an honest thing to do at least in my mind.

    Thanks in advance.
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  3. Tews
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    As long as the upgrade disc is not an OEM version, you shouldnt have any problem...
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  4. saprolith
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    Thanks.

    The new Windows 7 disc will be purchased through the Microsoft Education discount system here in the UK so I guess it will be the 'full fat' version.
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