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Employee used company's disk to install at home
Hi there,
I'm an IT Administrator for a large chain of companies, and I had recently purchased four Windows 7 Home Premium FULL disks and installed them onto four new machines. I left the install boxes on the desks for a couple of hours (something I'll never do again, even if I do trust those around), and upon returning noticed one was gone. As it turns out, one of the employees took it home when they got off and installed it onto their home computer. Now she's getting the notifications that her copy is not genuine, as I've already registered that activation code on the original machine.
My question is, can she simply purchase a new Windows 7 Home Premium UPGRADE version (and use that key to activate) from the local retail store, or does she have to purchase the FULL version since she used a full version disk to install?
I won't even entertain following any other methods that include less than EULA friendly methods, especially since the employee never should have took the disks in the first place.
Thanks.