In a way, this is a rhetorical Q as I know full well that it's one copy per machine. I was just wondering, is there is a sticky available here on this site, or does anyone have a nice link about the official legalities about how many installs per machine in a home, business, domain environment etc.
Thanks, as always, for your wonderful help :)
Not sure about the actual licensing rules, but the the basic rule is that of one copy of the software per licence.
If you wish, and have the space you can run multiple copies of win7 on the same machine as long as they are covered by a valid licence.
In fact I myself have had three different copies of win7 on a machine, during the beta phase - Working copies of x86 and x64 and an evaluation version of the latest available build.
It basically depends on the version of 7 u hv purchased. There are some versions called as OEM, which allows n number of install in the same machine. I believe, it should be 3 installs in the same machine. I am not sure thou. Applying the same logic as it is applicable to applications.
Thanks Barman for that. If anyone does a link (MS official or otherwise) I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Thanks dreams also.
Just found this very useful and related thread; but again, any 'official' guide would be appreciated.
How many computers will I be able to install W7 on?
...and some related info here:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx
Have a look here: Find End User License Terms for Microsoft Software Licensed by Microsoft or the Computer Manufacturer Just select the required options in the drop boxes.
Hi there
Say you "Clone" a Windows 7 Virtual Machine.
Can I Run for example 11 Windows 7 Virtual Machines on ONE piece of hardware.
The W7 Virtual machines are identical (as far as hardware is concerned) - They need different computer / network names of course.
The whole area of "Virtual Machines" seems to me to be totally disregarded by the EULA or any other agreement.
I'm sure people use VM's a lot for testing software / hardware - so long as your W7 is licensed for your VM configuration then does the EULA actually mean you can only run ONE VM at a time.
Cheers
jimbo
Have a look:
A "Must Read" for OEM license users
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